342 TlMEHRI. 
taine Henry Hawley invited Capt. JOHN POWELL 
then Governour at the Barbados with others aboard his 
shipp to breakefast, and when he had htem there, he 
toke them as prisoners, and clapt them in Irons and 
tyed POWELL in Irons to the maine mast of his shipp, 
and carryed them to St. Ghristofers where they were 
afterwards taken prisoners by the Spaniard and that 
POWELL dyed in the Indies. Saith that Capt. Hawley 
was Captaine over him this Examinate, and that Hawley 
carryed the King's letter which Commanded POWELL 
aboard. And saith chat he had the letter after he came 
to Barbados. Saith afterwards that he sawe the outside 
of the letter, but neither read it, nor heard it read. Saith 
he knowes not what power HAWLEY had, but saith that 
HAWLEY tould this Examinate, that the letter was to 
settle the Governmt. of the Barbados in such as he should 
appoint under the Earle of Carlile. 
Captaine Peter Stronge saith. That some were 
imprisoned in Capt Hawley' s tyme, but for what cause 
knowes not but the common vote was for not doeing 
things contrary to their Judgmt. and because they would 
not submit to their yoake, that in Sir HENRY HUNCKS 
tyme the Vestry of Christ's Church to the number of 12 
or 14 Comeinge in a seasonable tyme of the day with a 
petition to the Governour without any tumult, beinge in 
a Store-house drinkinge, and adviseinge who should 
deliver the petition, were by Commaund from the Go- 
vernour apprehended and imprisoned three or foure 
dayes before they could be heard or have their answer* 
CELL IMPRISONED. 
That in the yeere 1640, one Gell a master of a shipp 
was imprisoned by a letter from Antigua at the Bar- 
