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from the Earle of Carlile to doe it, but was scrupulous of 
it and called some of the Island to him. 
CAPTAINE STRONGE saith. That he hath knowne onely 
one man executed, whose name was HuTTON and his 
offence was for killinge his ovvne Leiutent, for which he 
was tryed by the Common Lawe, by a Jury ; and that 
himselfe begged that he might be shott to death, and soe 
he was accordingly executed. 
St. Christofers 
Short. 
WlLLM. ROPER saith, he hath heard there was one 
SHORT hanged at St. Christofers, but sawe him not 
suffer, nor knovves for what offence he suffered. 
JAMES Barrey, saith, that one SHORT was hanged 
about sunsett, and that all the Countrey were thereupon 
in Armes the next day, and saith that SAMLL. SHORT 
beinge upon some occasion brought into the Court (this 
Examinate beinge then a Cunstable though of another 
division) that SHORT did call one Leiuetent. JEFERSON 
Traitour and was to have bin burnt in the tongue, but 
askeinge pardon was acquitted and had his liberty, but 
afterward SHORT was imprisoned for callinge Coll. JEFFER- 
SON, Murtherer and Traitour in open Court, but this Ex- 
aminate knowes not whether the said SHORT had cause 
or not, whereupon they said that he was the King's 
Subiect, and appealed to CESAR if he could have noe 
iustice there ; that afterwards SHORT was seized in his 
bedd, that this Examinate was then seaven miles off, 
knowes noe other occasion but for boastinge of the same 
words. That the next day the Countreye were all in 
Armes, that Sr. THOMAS Warnee's Sonne went that 
