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of his Grant. And saith that Mole and HAVERCAMPE 
came with Commission as they pretended from the Earle 
of Carlile, but knowes not the tyme when they came, 
saith they laid heavy imposicions in that tyme on the 
people, and that the people mutyned at that tyme, and 
that the wheeles of the Ordinance were turned towards 
the shoare upon the people's dislike of the imposition. 
ENFORCEINGE OF TAXES — BARBADOS. 
CAPTA1NE STRONGE saith, that when the tyme of the 
yeere came that Goods were ripe, that the Governours 
warrants directed to the Provost Marshall issued forth 
to every family with arrest upon their Goods not to 
dispose of them or carry them forth of their howses 
till the lord of Carlile's and the Governours dutyes were 
first paid : saith, he hath seene, goods arrested as men 
have bin carryinge them downe to the sea, hath seene 
goods taken away towards and at the sea side, saith he 
hath heard that their bedds and hammacks have bin dis- 
trained for want of Goods to pay their dutyes in 
Specie, and that he knowes one in towne, that had his 
hammocke distreyned but knowes not his name: that 
men have bin threatened for not payinge their duties, 
but knowes noe Exemtion in that kinde, and further 
saith that men have bin prohibited and could not depart 
thence, before they had given security to pay my Lord's 
dutyes. 
Captaine Ackland saith. That he hath knowne 
attachments laid in the Storehouses for dutyes of 40 lbs. 
per poll, till they made appeare their dutyes were satis- 
fyed. 
THOMAS Baston saith, there was an attachmente out 
for 20 lbs. per poll, for my Lord laid upon goods in his 
