e and them might have continued
longer in the aforesd shipe: but owned that he with others did deprive
him the sd John Tarry the Gouverment and ordring the aforesd shipe,
and beinge asked concerning their further prosedings, owned that he
with others brought the aforesd shipe called the _Sainte Anthony_ into
pascattoga River in new Ingland, where he the sd forrist was then the
Reputed master, whoe undertooke to be owne (to witt the Cheefest) that
managed and disposed of most or all the aforesd Ships Cargoe, till by
some means of fallinge out amonge themselves was discovered, upon
which the sd William forrist mad an Escape for a time, till he was
apprehended at new plimoth in new Ingland, whence he acknowlegeth he
lately Escaped out of his magisties Gale[4] at new plimouth as
aforesd, and forther beinge examined, owned (to wit, william forist)
that John Tarry and the suprocargoe ware the persons that had Right to
Governe, order and dispose of the abovesd Shipe and Cargoe, which hee
the aforesd william forrist and Company unjustly Deprived them of.
taken before us

NICHOLAS EASTON, Gov'r.[5]
WILLIAM CODDINGTON, D'py Gov'r.

[Footnote 3: October.]

[Footnote 4: Jail.]

[Footnote 5: Nicholas Easton, governor of Rhode Island from May, 1672,
to May, 1674; William Coddington, deputy governor 1673-1674, and
afterwards governor.]

_40. Petition of Allwin Child. October 24, 1673._[1]

[Footnote 1: Suffolk Court Files, no. 1257, paper 5.]

To the Hon'rd Governor and Coart of Asistants

The Humble Petition of Allwin Child

Sheweth, That a ship called the _St. Anthony_ was consigned unto your
petitioner from Lisbon under the Command of John Tarry, and in his
voyage, about one hundred and ten Leagues from Lisbon, the seamen of
the sd. ship mutined Against the sd. Commander and turned himself, his
supercargo, mate and Boy out of said ship into the Boate to shift for
themselves and Ran Away with the shipe, Some of the men so running
Away being at present under conviction in this prison, and three
others having bin taken at Plimouth in order to bee also Brought to
Answare for their misdimeniors before the Authouritey of this Colony,
But did theare Breake prison and escaped unto the Government of Road
Iland, at which place they are Apprehended, and the said Tarry is
Liquise now Arived there for Another ship, consigned allso to your
petitioner, and is there detained to prosicute the Above offenders.

Your Petitioner in Beh