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freedome for it, and that afterwards it beinge knowne 
that it was BOLTON'S act, he was fined for it. 
Thomas Baston saith, that Capt. Ffutter was fined 
40,000 lbs. of Cotton. 
OATHES- BARBADOS. 
CaptaineStrONGE saith, that at the Barbadoes there 
was an oath called the oath of fealtie administered to 
the people, wherein they swore fealty to my lord of Car- 
lile, and as he hath heard Some have bin threatened to 
be put in prison for refuseinge it, that the oath was ad- 
ministered to this Examinate but he refused it sayinge 
he was not an Inhabitant, but a merchaunt, and free in 
any place for a yeere without takeinge any oath : that the 
people hold themselfes by it and beleevs it is generally 
taken, and that the people still retaine it as they told 
him when he came thence in August last : that he came 
to knowe it by reason of his speakeingeto them of some- 
thinge which they refused to doe sayinge they could not 
doe them by reason of their oath to my lord of Carlile to 
whom they should be Traitours if they should breake 
their oath. 
JOHN WlBORNE saith, that the Governour suffereth 
noe man to be of the graund jury till they had first taken 
the oath of fealtye. 
ST, CHR1STOFERS. 
WILLIAM Roper saith, that he hath heard that an oath 
of fealtye was read but this examinate did not take it. 
LEIUETENT. COLL. WELDINGE saith, they were enioyned 
the oath of Supremacy, and as this Examinate remem- 
bers it hath a clause of fealty to the Earle of Carlile. 
Imprisonment— Barbados. 
Captaine Robert Dennis, marriner, saith, that Cap- 
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