To the honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament Captain George St. Lo his proceedings against me, for my fidelity to my king and my country : together with the mast material consequences of them, whilst I was store keeper of His Majesty's dock-yard near Plymouth, under him, and acted in that employment.
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             To the honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament Captain George St. Lo his proceedings against me, for my fidelity to my king and my country : together with the mast material consequences of them, whilst I was store keeper of His Majesty's dock-yard near Plymouth, under him, and acted in that employment.
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             To
             the
             Honourable
             The
             COMMONS
             of
             England
             Assembled
             in
             PARLIAMENT
             .
          
        
         
           Captain
           GEORGE
           ST
           .
           LO
           his
           Proceedings
           against
           Me
           ,
           for
           my
           Fidelity
           to
           my
           KING
           and
           my
           COUNTRY
           ;
           Together
           with
           the
           mast
           Material
           Consequences
           of
           them
           ,
           whilst
           I
           was
           Store
           keeper
           of
           His
           Majesty's
           Dock-Yard
           near
           Plymouth
           ,
           under
           him
           ,
           and
           Acted
           in
           that
           Employment
           .
        
         
           ON
           the
           16th
           .
           of
           April
           1695
           ,
           Captain
           
             George
             St.
             Lo
          
           came
           to
           reside
           at
           Plymouth
           as
           Commissioner
           of
           his
           Majesty's
           Navy
           for
           that
           Port
           ,
           and
           within
           a
           Fortnight
           after
           ,
           a
           Store-Ship
           arrived
           there
           from
           Deptford
           for
           Our
           Yard
           ;
           whilst
           she
           was
           Unlading
           ,
           Captain
           
             St.
             Lo
          
           came
           to
           the
           Store-house
           sometimes
           to
           view
           the
           Stores
           ,
           and
           found
           great
           fault
           with
           them
           ,
           particularly
           the
           Hammacocs
           ,
           Cordage
           and
           Shovels
           ;
           For
           the
           Hammacocs
           he
           swore
           ,
           (
           as
           the
           Master
           Attendant
           ,
           Master
           Shipwright
           ,
           Clerk
           of
           the
           Survey
           and
           I
           were
           attending
           him
           up
           and
           down
           the
           Store-house
           )
           
             they
             were
             the
             very
             same
             that
             Captain
          
           Willshaw
           and
           He
           
             had
             lately
             refused
             to
             receive
             into
          
           Deptford
           
             Stores
             upon
             a
             Survey
             of
             them
             ,
             therefore
             Mr.
          
           Hosier
           
             was
             a
             Knave
             ,
             and
             deserved
             to
             be
             Turned
             out
             of
             his
             Employment
             for
             Receiving
             them
          
           ;
           then
           Captain
           
             St.
             Lo
          
           ordered
           me
           
             to
             send
             up
             a
             Complaint
             of
             tbose
             Stores
             to
             the
             Navy-Board
          
           ;
           I
           told
           him
           ,
           
             't
             was
             more
             proper
             for
             him
             to
             Represent
             this
             Matter
             to
             the
             Navy-Board
             than
             my self
             ,
             and
             that
             I
             wou'd
             advise
             Mr.
          
           Hosier
           
             how
             much
             he
             was
             Displeased
             with
             him
             for
             sending
             Us
             the
             worst
             Stores
             he
             cou'd
             pick
             out
          
           ;
           Which
           I
           thought
           was
           the
           Utmost
           he
           cou'd
           expect
           from
           me
           ;
           Yet
           because
           he
           Urged
           me
           extreamly
           for
           five
           or
           six
           Weeks
           together
           to
           Comply
           with
           his
           aforesaid
           Commands
           ,
           I
           consulted
           my
           Brother
           Officers
           thereon
           (
           it
           being
           more
           their
           Duty
           than
           mine
           to
           inspect
           the
           Quality
           of
           the
           Stores
           that
           were
           from
           time
           to
           time
           receiv'd
           by
           me
           )
           but
           after
           they
           had
           considered
           this
           Matter
           ,
           they
           told
           me
           ,
           
             't
             was
             not
             Our
             Business
             to
             make
             any
             Complaint
             of
             the
             Stores
             that
             were
             sent
             Us
             from
             another
             Yard
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             wou'd
             not
             Concern
             themselves
             in
             any
             such
             Thing
          
           ;
           I
           cou'd
           not
           possibly
           comply
           with
           Capt.
           
             St.
             Lo
          
           his
           Commands
           any
           further
           ,
           however
           ,
           he
           took
           Occasion
           from
           thence
           to
           six
           a
           Prejudice
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           a
           time
           of
           Action
           't
           was
           very
           easie
           for
           him
           to
           improve
           it
           .
        
         
           At
           Midsummer
           1695
           ,
           Captain
           St.
           Lo
           
             removed
             from
          
           Plymouth
           
             to
             the
             New
             Dock-Yard
             to
             live
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             the
             Officers
             at
          
           Michaelmas
           ,
           
             (
             their
             Business
             being
             wholly
             Removed
             thither
             )
             then
             Captain
          
           St.
           Lo
           
             gave
             me
             Verbal
             Orders
             at
          
           Plymouth
           ,
           to
           Remove
           all
           the
           Stores
           form
           thence
           to
           the
           New
           Dock-Yard
           ,
           
             I
             answer'd
             him
             ,
             that
          
           the
           Removal
           of
           the
           King's
           Stores
           was
           an
           Important
           Concern
           ,
           and
           did
           require
           Our
           serious
           Considerations
           before
           We
           undertook
           it
           ;
           
             he
             said
             positively
          
           ,
           all
           the
           Stores
           should
           be
           Removed
           ,
           
             so
             I
             desired
             his
             Warrant
          
           to
           Remove
           such
           Stores
           only
           as
           he
           foresaw
           wou'd
           be
           absolutely
           Necessary
           to
           carry
           on
           the
           Service
           for
           the
           present
           ;
           
             Upon
             which
             ,
             Captain
          
           St.
           Lo
           
             fell
             into
             Violent
             Passion
             ,
             and
             I
             did
             not
             say
             any
             thing
             more
             to
             increase
             it
             ,
             but
             the
             next
             Morning
             early
             ,
             I
             went
             to
             the
             New
             Dock-Yard
             to
             wait
             on
             him
             at
             his
             House
             ,
             and
             acquainted
             him
             that
          
           I
           was
           much
           Concerned
           at
           his
           Passion
           with
           me
           last
           Night
           ,
           and
           hoped
           he
           wou'd
           now
           be
           pleased
           to
           hear
           me
           patiently
           what
           I
           had
           to
           offer
           to
           him
           concerning
           his
           Commands
           to
           me
           for
           Removing
           the
           Stores
           from
           Plymouth
           to
           the
           
             New
             Dock-Yard
             .
             Capt.
          
           St.
           Lo
           said
           ,
           he
           wou'd
           not
           hear
           me
           ,
           and
           swore
           by
           his
           Maker
           ,
           the
           Stores
           shou'd
           be
           Removed
           .
           
             He
             went
             from
             me
             down
             Stairs
             into
             his
             Kitchin
             ,
             I
             followed
             him
             ,
             and
             after
             I
             perceived
             his
             Passion
             was
             somewhat
             over
             ,
             I
             said
             to
             him
             ,
          
           Lord
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           what
           ,
           do
           you
           design
           to
           Ruin
           me
           ,
           that
           you
           expect
           such
           Impossibilities
           from
           me
           ?
           Pray
           do
           you
           consider
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           that
           I
           and
           my
           Sureties
           have
           given
           Bond
           of
           1500
           l.
           to
           the
           Navy-Board
           ,
           to
           pass
           a
           Fair
           Account
           of
           all
           the
           Stores
           committed
           to
           my
           Charge
           ,
           whenever
           their
           Honours
           please
           to
           require
           it
           of
           me
           ,
           and
           that
           my
           Warrant
           directs
           me
           to
           Observe
           their
           Instructions
           in
           my
           Management
           of
           the
           Store-keepers
           Employment
           .
           
             Whereto
             Captain
          
           St.
           Lo
           
             replyed
             ,
             that
          
           his
           Commands
           shou'd
           not
           be
           prejudicial
           to
           me
           ;
           For
           he
           wou'd
           ingage
           ,
           that
           if
           I
           wanted
           in
           some
           particular
           Stores
           to
           answer
           my
           Ballance
           ,
           they
           wou'd
           be
           more
           than
           made
           up
           by
           the
           Overflows
           of
           others
           ;
           Captain
           St.
           Lo
           
             his
             Argument
             indeed
             did
             not
             alter
             my
             Opinion
             ,
             which
             made
             him
             afterwards
             Reprimand
             me
             very
             often
          
           for
           not
           Removing
           the
           Stores
           ,
           
             (
             and
             most
             commonly
             before
             Company
             )
             insomuch
             ,
             that
             I
             hardly
             took
             any
             Comfort
             of
             my
             Life
             .
             But
             to
             Illustrate
             this
             Point
             beyond
             Exception
             ,
             (
             it
             being
             the
             most
             Considerable
             Part
             of
             my
             Subject
             )
             I
             shall
             insert
             the
             Copy
             of
             a
             Complaint
             from
             Capt.
          
           St.
           Lo
           
             against
             me
             to
             the
             Navy-Board
             ,
             with
             their
             Order
             to
             me
             thereon
             ,
             and
             my
             Answer
             to
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Copy
             of
             Captain
             St.
             Lo
             his
             Complaint
             against
             Me
             to
             the
             Navy-Board
             ,
             Dated
             the
             18th
             .
             of
             February
             1695.
             
          
           
             I
             have
             received
             your
             Letters
             of
             the
             14th
             and
             15th
             of
             February
             ,
             and
             those
             Papers
             which
             Respect
             the
             Store-keeper
             are
             Deliver'd
             to
             him
             ;
             But
             I
             should
             be
             glad
             if
             you
             would
             write
             to
             him
             to
             hasten
             his
             Living
             at
             the
             Dock
             ,
             and
             to
             hasten
             the
             Stores
             hither
             which
             are
             under
             his
             Charge
             ;
             which
             would
             remove
             several
             Obstructions
             which
             do
             now
             Obviate
             Us
             in
             dispatch
             of
             fitting
             out
             the
             Ships
             .
          
        
         
           
             Copy
             of
             an
             Order
             from
             the
             Navy-Board
             to
             Me
             ,
             Dated
             the
             21st
             of
             February
             1695.
             
          
           
             Understanding
             you
             are
             not
             yet
             Removed
             to
             the
             House
             prepared
             for
             you
             at
             the
             New
             Yard
             in
             Hammoaze
             ,
             as
             also
             ,
             that
             you
             continue
             several
             Stores
             in
             the
             Old
             Store-houses
             ,
             which
             now
             the
             Officers
             and
             Business
             is
             removed
             to
             the
             said
             Yard
             ,
             is
             very
             inconvenient
             to
             the
             Service
             ;
             We
             do
             hereby
             direct
             and
             require
             you
             to
             Remove
             all
             his
             Majesty's
             Stores
             to
             the
             said
             New
             Yard
             with
             all
             the
             Expedition
             that
             may
             be
             ;
             As
             also
             ,
             to
             settle
             your self
             in
             the
             House
             provided
             you
             in
             the
             said
             Yard
             as
             soon
             as
             possible
             ,
             that
             so
             his
             Majesty's
             Service
             may
             not
             suffer
             thro'
             any
             Neglect
             of
             yours
             in
             that
             Affair
             .
          
        
         
           
             Copy
             of
             my
             Letter
             to
             the
             Navy-Board
             ,
             Dated
             the
             25th
             .
             of
             February
             1695.
             
          
           
             This
             Mornining
             at
             the
             New
             Yard
             in
             Hammoaze
             ,
             I
             received
             your
             H●●●urs
             Order
             of
             the
             21st
             Instant
             ,
             directing
             me
             to
             Remove
             his
             Majesty's
             Stores
             thither
             ,
             and
             to
             settle
             my self
             in
             the
             House
             provided
             for
             me
             with
             all
             the
             Expedition
             that
             may
             be
             ,
             which
             I
             shall
             Obey
             to
             the
             utmost
             of
             my
             Power
             ,
             and
             humbly
             acquaint
             your
             Honours
             that
             ,
             as
             to
             my
             own
             Habitation
             (
             tho'
             not
             yet
             fitted
             )
             I
             wou'd
             have
             long
             since
             Removed
             to
             it
             ,
             but
             that
             I
             preferr'd
             his
             Majesty's
             Interest
             before
             my
             own
             Ease
             and
             Advantage
             ;
             For
             at
             this
             time
             ,
             not
             any
             part
             of
             the
             Store-house
             is
             Covered
             ,
             nor
             the
             Window-shutters
             fix'd
             ,
             and
             I
             know
             not
             how
             the
             Stores
             can
             be
             Removed
             without
             considerable
             Damage
             both
             by
             the
             Weather
             and
             Embezlement
             .
             A
             good
             quantity
             of
             Canvas
             ,
             Cables
             ,
             Cordage
             ,
             and
             other
             Stroes
             ,
             (
             which
             will
             take
             up
             much
             Room
             )
             are
             now
             a
             coming
             to
             Us
             from
             Deptford
             ,
             I
             wish
             sufficient
             Care
             was
             taken
             to
             lodge
             them
             in
             when
             they
             Arrive
             ;
             And
             I
             cannot
             apprehend
             ,
             how
             Our
             other
             Stores
             can
             well
             be
             Removed
             (
             as
             the
             Case
             stands
             )
             till
             they
             are
             properly
             secured
             .
             The
             Tallow
             ,
             Deales
             ,
             Pitch
             and
             Tarr
             ,
             also
             the
             Masts
             ,
             Timber
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             other
             Out-Stores
             (
             excepting
             the
             Anchors
             )
             are
             already
             Removed
             ,
             and
             I
             hope
             ,
             no
             Inconvenience
             attends
             the
             Service
             through
             my
             Neglect
             .
             Our
             Issues
             of
             late
             have
             been
             extraordinary
             great
             ,
             and
             with
             submission
             I
             affirm
             ,
             that
             my
             Lodging
             at
             Plymouth
             ,
             and
             Quickning
             the
             Tradesmen
             there
             ,
             has
             been
             somewhat
             Instrumental
             to
             the
             timely
             supplying
             our
             Demands
             of
             Stores
             which
             We
             were
             Necessitated
             for
             .
             Every
             Day
             ,
             or
             every
             other
             Day
             at
             least
             ,
             (
             as
             Business
             offers
             )
             I
             am
             at
             the
             Dock
             ,
             and
             at
             Night
             ,
             constantly
             I
             ,
             and
             my
             Instruments
             ,
             write
             till
             8
             or
             9
             a
             Clock
             to
             keep
             up
             my
             Accounts
             ,
             which
             I
             cannot
             do
             at
             the
             Dock
             ;
             For
             no
             Convenience
             for
             my
             Office
             is
             yet
             made
             .
             Besides
             ,
             every
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             (
             both
             before
             and
             after
             the
             common
             Working
             hours
             )
             I
             ,
             or
             my
             Chief
             Instrument
             ,
             is
             obliged
             to
             attend
             the
             Sail-makers
             at
             the
             Store-house
             in
             Plymouth
             to
             see
             all
             things
             safe
             ,
             they
             having
             for
             some
             time
             wrought
             by
             Candle-light
             to
             dispatch
             theer
             Work
             ,
             so
             that
             I
             foresee
             great
             Difficulties
             for
             the
             present
             in
             managing
             my
             Imployment
             ,
             however
             ,
             I
             am
             confident
             of
             Undergoing
             them
             all
             to
             your
             Honours
             satisfaction
             ,
             and
             (
             If
             possible
             )
             to
             the
             good
             liking
             of
             all
             Others
             that
             I
             am
             concerned
             with
             .
          
           
             My
             plain
             Answer
             to
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             Positive
             and
             Concise
             Complaint
             ,
             gave
             the
             Navy-Board
             full
             satisfacti●●●
             ,
             which
             incensed
             him
             the
             more
             against
             Me
             ;
             And
             〈◊〉
             must
             not
             omit
             to
             observe
             ,
             that
             I
             waited
             upon
             〈…〉
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             with
             two
             or
             three
             of
             my
             Brother
             Officers
             ,
             〈…〉
             sider
             what
             I
             ought
             to
             do
             upon
             the
             Navy-Board
             〈…〉
             Me
             ,
             pursuant
             to
             his
             Request
             ;
             But
             the
             〈…〉
             Demeanour
             ,
             seemed
             to
             Exasperate
             〈…〉
             
               the
               next
               time
               he
               Complained
               of
               me
               ,
               it
               should
               〈…〉
            
             ;
             I
             told
             him
             ,
             
               I
               would
               not
               〈…〉
               to
               do
               so
               by
               me
               ,
               but
               desired
               to
               kno
               〈…〉
               the
               Canvas
               ,
               Colours
               ,
               and
               〈…〉
               If
               I
               brought
               them
               to
               the
               Dock
               as
               he
               would
               〈◊〉
               ,
            
             he
             answered
             ,
             
               I
               need
               not
               make
               such
               a
               difficulty
               of
               the
               Matter
               ,
               but
               keep
               them
               at
               my
               own
               House
               till
               the
               Store
               house
               cou'd
               Receive
               them
               :
            
             A
             very
             severe
             Task
             for
             me
             to
             perform
             ,
             and
             (
             tho
             I
             cou'd
             
             not
             convince
             him
             of
             its
             Danger
             ,
             and
             Unreasonableness
             )
             wou'd
             have
             been
             extreamly
             Detrimental
             to
             my
             King
             and
             my
             Country
             ;
             which
             ,
             made
             me
             chuse
             rather
             to
             continue
             under
             his
             Displeasure
             for
             the
             present
             ,
             then
             Betray
             my
             Trust
             ,
             or
             Disobey
             my
             Instructions
             .
          
           
             In
             March
             1695
             ,
             a
             Man
             of
             War
             from
             the
             West-Indies
             put
             into
             
               Plymouth
               Sound
            
             ,
             the
             Boatswain
             of
             her
             came
             ashore
             with
             a
             Demand
             from
             his
             Captain
             for
             a
             Vyol
             ,
             and
             some
             other
             Stores
             ;
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             himself
             brought
             me
             the
             Demand
             ,
             and
             ordered
             me
             
               to
               deliver
               them
               to
               him
               immediately
               ,
            
             so
             I
             obeyed
             his
             Commands
             ;
             But
             when
             I
             came
             to
             the
             Clerk
             of
             the
             Survey
             for
             his
             Warrant
             to
             Vouch
             my
             Delivery
             of
             them
             ,
             he
             refused
             to
             grant
             it
             me
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             
               he
               did
               not
               care
               what
               the
               Commissioner
               ordered
               me
               ,
               for
               he
               must
               do
               his
               Business
               Methodically
               ,
               according
               to
               his
               Instructions
               from
               the
               Surveyor
               of
               the
               Navy
            
             ;
             At
             length
             ,
             upon
             the
             Master-Attendant
             his
             Request
             ,
             and
             my
             own
             Promise
             
               not
               to
               do
               any
               such
               irregular
               thing
               for
               the
               future
               ,
            
             I
             got
             the
             Clerk
             of
             the
             Survey
             his
             Warrant
             accordingly
             ;
             And
             being
             thus
             enjoyned
             not
             to
             Obey
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             preposterous
             Commands
             ,
             I
             forewarned
             my
             Instruments
             from
             delivering
             any
             more
             Stores
             to
             the
             Men
             of
             War
             without
             an
             Order
             from
             the
             Officers
             of
             the
             Yard
             ;
             which
             coming
             to
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             hearing
             ,
             he
             said
             publickly
             ,
             
               all
               the
               Officers
               were
               Knaves
               ,
               and
               joyned
               together
               to
               Cheat
               the
               King.
               
            
          
           
             
               On
               the
               21st
               of
            
             March
             1695
             ,
             
               I
               went
               to
               the
               Royal
               Citadel
               at
            
             Plymouth
             ,
             
               to
               speak
               with
               Captain
            
             St.
             Lo
             
               at
               Mr.
            
             Hooks
             
               the
               Deputy-Governour's
               House
               (
               who
               was
               also
               Store-keeper
               of
               the
               Ordnance
               )
               where
               was
               Colonel
            
             Freeke
             .
             Captain
             Julian
             ,
             Mr.
             Stuckley
             
               the
               Post-master
               ,
               and
               some
               other
               Gentlemen
               of
               Note
               ;
               The
               Deputy-Goveruour
               was
               so
               kind
               ,
               as
               to
               desire
               me
            
             to
             sit
             down
             and
             take
             a
             Glass
             of
             Wine
             ;
             
               but
               before
               I
               cou'd
               well
               look
               about
               me
               ,
               Captain
            
             St.
             Lo
             
               asked
               me
               why
            
             I
             did
             not
             Remove
             all
             the
             Stores
             to
             the
             Dock
             ;
             
               I
               answered
               him
               ,
               that
            
             there
             was
             a
             Lighter
             now
             at
             the
             Store-house
             a
             Loading
             ,
             and
             We
             made
             what
             haste
             We
             cou'd
             to
             Remove
             the
             Stores
             ,
             considering
             the
             Store-house
             at
             the
             Dock
             was
             not
             yet
             fitted
             to
             Receive
             them
             ;
             
               he
               told
               me
            
             ,
             I
             had
             best
             Remove
             them
             all
             ,
             or
             else
             he
             wou'd
             Complain
             of
             me
             to
             the
             Admiralty
             ;
             
               I
               said
            
             ,
             I
             hoped
             not
             to
             give
             him
             any
             Occasion
             for
             it
             .
             
               Then
               the
               Deputy-Governour
               told
               Captain
            
             St.
             Lo
             ,
             Truly
             if
             he
             was
             in
             Mr.
             Gaselee
             his
             Place
             ,
             he
             wou'd
             not
             Remove
             any
             of
             the
             Stores
             to
             the
             Dock
             till
             the
             Store-house
             there
             was
             Fitted
             to
             place
             them
             properly
             in
             ;
             
               Whereupon
               Captain
            
             St.
             Lo
             
               was
               angry
               with
               me
            
             for
             not
             being
             yet
             Removed
             to
             my
             House
             at
             the
             Dock
             ;
             
               I
               answered
               ,
               that
            
             the
             Painters
             were
             now
             at
             Work
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             I
             cou'd
             not
             Remove
             my
             Goods
             without
             Damaging
             them
             ,
             but
             I
             wou'd
             Remove
             to
             my
             House
             next
             Week
             ;
             
               Whereto
               Captain
            
             St.
             Lo
             replyed
             ,
             What
             a
             Devilish
             Noise
             you
             make
             of
             your
             Goods
             ;
             I
             warrant
             you
             ,
             a
             Man
             may
             carry
             them
             all
             on
             his
             Back
             ;
             
               I
               answered
               ,
               that
            
             I
             did
             not
             come
             to
             distarb
             him
             and
             his
             good
             Company
             ,
             only
             desired
             to
             speak
             two
             or
             three
             words
             with
             him
             by
             himself
             ;
             
               My
               Business
               was
            
             ,
             to
             take
             his
             Consent
             to
             go
             to
             Exon
             for
             a
             Day
             or
             two
             ;
             
               Which
               I
               readily
               had
               ,
               and
               did
               hope
               ,
               that
               when
               I
               came
               to
               live
               at
               the
               Dock
               ,
               all
               Misunderstandings
               between
               Us
               wou'd
               afterwards
               have
               ceased
               .
            
          
           
             I
             went
             to
             live
             at
             my
             House
             in
             the
             New-Dock-Yard
             the
             2d
             of
             April
             1696
             ,
             in
             which
             Month
             ,
             and
             in
             June
             next
             ensuing
             ,
             We
             there
             unloded
             3
             Vessels
             with
             Stores
             from
             Deptford
             ,
             among
             them
             was
             a
             good
             Quantity
             of
             Oars
             ;
             and
             as
             they
             was
             brought
             Ashoar
             ,
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             Coxswain
             came
             to
             me
             ,
             and
             desired
             
               he
               might
               pick
               out
               a
               Gang
               for
               his
               Masters
               Pinnace
               ,
            
             Which
             I
             bid
             him
             Take
             ,
             So
             he
             set
             his
             Men
             to
             choose
             out
             the
             Oars
             ,
             and
             went
             his
             way
             ;
             About
             an
             hour
             or
             two
             after
             ,
             one
             of
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             Watermen
             came
             to
             me
             again
             ,
             and
             told
             me
             
               his
               Coxswain
               had
               sent
               him
               to
               me
               to
               change
               an
               Oar
               ,
               it
               being
               broke
               ,
               and
               belonged
               to
               the
               Gang
               they
               had
               just
               before
               taken
               out
               ,
            
             I
             bid
             him
             tell
             the
             Coxswain
             ,
             that
             
               before
               I
               changed
               his
               Oar
               ,
               I
               would
               have
               a
               Warrant
               for
               the
               Oars
               ,
               Pinnace
               ,
               Sails
               ,
               and
               other
               things
               which
               he
               had
               for
               some
               time
               promised
               me
               to
               get
               ;
               And
               that
               I
               knew
               't
               was
               his
               Negligence
               ,
               and
               not
               the
               Commissioner
               his
               Pleasure
               ,
               that
               I
               had
               not
               a
               Warrant
               immediately
               ,
               for
               such
               〈◊〉
               as
               I
               delivered
               to
               him
               .
            
             The
             Coxswain
             I
             may
             believe
             ,
             made
             the
             most
             he
             cou'd
             of
             my
             Message
             to
             him
             ,
             And
             the
             next
             time
             I
             saw
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             he
             was
             angry
             with
             me
             ,
             and
             said
             
               he
               could
               not
               have
               any
               thing
               he
               wanted
               from
               the
               Store-House
               ,
               without
               the
               Trouble
               of
               a
               Warrant
               ,
               but
               yet
               the
               other
               Officers
               and
               my self
               had
            
             ;
             I
             desired
             him
             
               not
               to
               impute
               any
               such
               Fault
               to
               my
               Disrespect
               towards
               himself
               ,
               for
               that
               I
               never
               refused
               to
               deliver
               any
               thing
               to
               his
               Coxswain
               or
               Groom
               ,
               till
               I
               saw
               they
               took
               Stores
               out
               of
               the
               Store-House
               ,
               and
               never
               told
               him
               nor
               his
               Clerk
               any
               thing
               of
               them
               .
            
             But
             when
             ever
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             spoke
             to
             me
             of
             any
             thing
             that
             he
             thought
             a
             Fault
             ,
             either
             h●●
             Passion
             or
             his
             Prejudice
             was
             so
             very
             prevalent
             ,
             that
             he
             took
             no
             notice
             of
             what
             I
             said
             ,
             but
             expected
             I
             shou'd
             obey
             his
             Arbitrary
             Commands
             in
             all
             things
             ;
             let
             their
             Consequences
             be
             never
             so
             fatal
             to
             my
             Country
             or
             my self
             .
          
           
             I
             am
             next
             to
             insert
             the
             Copy
             of
             another
             Complaint
             against
             me
             to
             the
             Navy-Board
             ,
             and
             to
             
               William
               Bridgeman
            
             Esq
             .
             Secretary
             to
             the
             Admiralty
             ,
             Dated
             26th
             of
             June
             ,
             1696.
             
             With
             my
             Answer
             to
             the
             several
             Crimes
             charged
             on
             me
             therein
             ,
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             The
             Complaint
             .
          
           
             Last
             Night
             our
             Store-keeper
             brought
             three
             Cart
             Loads
             of
             old
             Timber
             to
             the
             Dock
             ,
             which
             had
             lain
             for
             some
             time
             in
             the
             Store-House
             at
             Plymouth
             ,
             and
             two
             Loads
             of
             it
             being
             carried
             to
             his
             House
             for
             the
             Fire
             ,
             as
             the
             third
             Load
             was
             coming
             up
             I
             met
             with
             it
             ,
             ordered
             him
             to
             lay
             it
             down
             in
             the
             Yard
             ,
             that
             the
             Master
             Ship-wright
             might
             Survey
             it
             ,
             and
             Judge
             of
             its
             Quality
             ;
             but
             notwithstanding
             this
             ,
             I
             no
             sooner
             turned
             my
             back
             ,
             but
             it
             was
             carryed
             away
             .
             The
             next
             time
             I
             saw
             him
             ,
             I
             asked
             his
             reason
             for
             doing
             it
             ,
             he
             told
             me
             that
             it
             was
             his
             Perquisite
             ;
             and
             I
             believe
             there
             moght
             be
             a
             greater
             quantity
             than
             what
             I
             saw
             ,
             some
             of
             it
             I
             am
             sure
             ,
             was
             fit
             to
             be
             used
             on
             his
             Majesty's
             Service
             for
             Posts
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             and
             if
             such
             Perquisites
             be
             allowed
             ,
             I
             am
             sure
             it
             is
             a
             Disservice
             to
             his
             Majesty
             ,
             For
             the
             worst
             of
             it
             would
             have
             made
             good
             Fuel
             for
             heating
             the
             Pitch-Kettle
             ,
             and
             burning
             Plank
             ,
             VVe
             being
             forced
             to
             buy
             for
             that
             Service
             sometimes
             .
          
           
             Once
             being
             at
             Plymouth
             ,
             I
             met
             with
             a
             considerable
             quantity
             of
             the
             Kings
             Junck
             at
             that
             place
             ,
             into
             which
             after
             I
             had
             enquired
             ,
             I
             was
             told
             it
             was
             issued
             out
             of
             his
             Majesty's
             Stores
             to
             make
             Twice-laid
             Stuff
             ,
             But
             it
             was
             without
             my
             knowledge
             ;
             And
             I
             believe
             if
             it
             had
             been
             met
             with
             ,
             it
             had
             been
             a
             good
             Serizure
             .
             It
             is
             my
             Belief
             and
             Opinion
             ,
             that
             neither
             that
             nor
             Canvas
             ought
             to
             be
             issued
             out
             of
             the
             Yard
             without
             my
             knowledge
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Answer
             .
          
           
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             upon
             his
             meeting
             the
             third
             Turn
             of
             Wood
             ,
             ordered
             the
             Carter
             to
             call
             me
             to
             him
             ;
             and
             being
             in
             the
             Yard
             with
             two
             or
             three
             of
             the
             Officers
             ,
             when
             the
             Carter
             came
             to
             tell
             me
             thereof
             ,
             I
             quickly
             left
             them
             ;
             and
             in
             going
             to
             wait
             on
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             ,
             I
             met
             the
             Carter
             standing
             still
             by
             his
             Cart
             ,
             and
             asked
             him
             where
             the
             Commissioner
             was
             ,
             he
             told
             me
             at
             my
             back
             Yard
             a
             looking
             upon
             the
             Wood
             ;
             then
             I
             ordered
             him
             to
             carry
             the
             third
             Turn
             thither
             that
             he
             might
             see
             it
             ;
             Bue
             when
             I
             came
             home
             ,
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             was
             gone
             ,
             so
             I
             went
             instantly
             to
             seek
             him
             ,
             and
             found
             him
             at
             his
             own
             House
             with
             Captain
             Beaumont
             ,
             Commander
             of
             the
             Mountague
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             Eastwood
             his
             own
             Clerk
             ,
             I
             told
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             ,
             I
             desired
             to
             know
             his
             Pleasure
             with
             me
             ,
             Whereupon
             he
             was
             angry
             with
             me
             before
             them
             for
             taking
             the
             Wood
             ,
             and
             said
             it
             might
             serve
             for
             many
             Uses
             in
             the
             Yard
             ,
             which
             Opinion
             I
             endeavoured
             to
             remove
             ,
             but
             he
             laying
             his
             Commands
             upon
             me
             ,
             for
             bringing
             all
             the
             Wood
             back
             into
             the
             Yard
             ,
             for
             the
             Master
             Ship-wright
             to
             Survey
             it
             ,
             and
             (
             after
             all
             my
             Perswasions
             )
             persisting
             therein
             ,
             I
             parted
             from
             him
             with
             intention
             of
             obeying
             them
             ;
             But
             it
             being
             then
             half
             an
             hour
             past
             7
             a
             Clock
             ,
             I
             found
             the
             Carter
             was
             gone
             home
             ;
             And
             the
             next
             Day
             was
             Fast-Day
             ,
             and
             no
             body
             Worked
             .
             These
             reasons
             I
             acquainted
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             with
             on
             the
             Fast-Day
             ,
             (
             several
             hours
             before
             he
             made
             his
             Cmplaint
             )
             and
             that
             very
             Morning
             by
             9
             a
             Clock
             ,
             the
             Master
             Ship-wright
             and
             Clerk
             of
             the
             Survey
             came
             to
             my
             House
             to
             Survey
             the
             Wood
             ,
             and
             their
             Report
             of
             it
             to
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             himself
             and
             me
             too
             was
             that
             they
             had
             Surveyed
             it
             according
             to
             his
             Order
             ,
             and
             that
             't
             was
             such
             Old
             rotten
             Wreck
             Wood
             ,
             as
             it
             wou'd
             not
             serve
             for
             any
             use
             in
             the
             Yard
             ,
             and
             that
             it
             was
             worth
             but
             three
             shillings
             of
             their
             Money
             ,
             and
             not
             above
             five
             shillings
             of
             any
             other
             bodies
             ,
             it
             having
             lain
             so
             long
             in
             the
             Water
             ;
             Their
             Report
             of
             the
             Wood
             made
             me
             conclude
             ,
             that
             I
             had
             not
             committed
             any
             Fault
             at
             all
             ;
             I
             desired
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             over
             and
             over
             ,
             not
             to
             ma●●
             any
             Complaint
             against
             me
             ,
             and
             did
             tell
             him
             I
             confess
             chat
             I
             had
             been
             at
             a
             great
             Trouble
             ,
             and
             some
             Charge
             ,
             in
             Removing
             all
             his
             Majesties
             from
             Plymouth
             to
             the
             Dock
             ,
             and
             because
             the
             Wreck-Wood
             hnd
             lain
             7
             or
             8
             Years
             under
             the
             Stores
             ,
             and
             was
             not
             Charged
             on
             me
             in
             any
             of
             our
             Surveys
             ,
             (
             it
             being
             none
             of
             the
             Kings
             )
             I
             further
             said
             ,
             that
             it
             did
             belong
             to
             me
             by
             Virtue
             of
             my
             Warrant
             ,
             as
             a
             Perquisite
             for
             Fuel
             only
             .
          
           
             I
             did
             indeed
             ,
             as
             the
             Service
             required
             ,
             By
             Order
             and
             Warrants
             from
             the
             Master
             ,
             Attendant
             ,
             and
             Clerk
             of
             the
             Survey
             only
             ,
             Issue
             Canvas
             to
             make
             Sails
             ,
             and
             Junck
             to
             make
             twice
             laid
             Stuff
             ,
             Pursuant
             to
             my
             Instructions
             from
             the
             Navy-Board
             ,
             which
             was
             carryed
             out
             of
             the
             Yard
             from
             time
             to
             time
             to
             be
             wrought
             up
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Practice
             of
             all
             the
             other
             Yards
             ,
             and
             particuldrly
             Plymouth
             Yard
             ,
             before
             I
             went
             thither
             ;
             But
             had
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             given
             me
             any
             Directions
             for
             altering
             my
             Methods
             in
             such
             Cases
             ,
             or
             acquainted
             me
             with
             his
             Dislike
             thereof
             ,
             I
             should
             have
             Complyed
             with
             them
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             endervoured
             to
             have
             given
             him
             due
             satisfaction
             therein
             .
          
           
             I
             still
             believe
             that
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             constant
             Intermedling
             with
             me
             and
             my
             Business
             on
             such
             Vicious
             Terms
             ,
             was
             utterly
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             Justice
             and
             Freedom
             of
             the
             present
             Government
             ,
             Whose
             Laws
             ,
             having
             (
             to
             my
             knowledge
             )
             never
             Disobeyed
             ,
             I
             doubt
             not
             ,
             but
             (
             by
             the
             Justice
             of
             your
             Honourable
             House
             )
             they
             will
             Intitle
             me
             to
             the
             Rights
             and
             Priviledges
             of
             an
             
             English
             Man
             ,
             Though
             they
             have
             been
             Invaded
             ,
             and
             taken
             away
             ,
             by
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             Bridgeman
             ,
             which
             Charge
             it
             behoves
             me
             to
             prove
             directly
             upon
             them
             both
             .
             For
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             thereby
             Discover
             to
             what
             ill
             Purposes
             ,
             their
             Power
             ,
             their
             Wit
             ,
             and
             their
             Subtilty
             ,
             have
             been
             made
             Use
             of
             ,
             in
             Carrying
             on
             their
             Persecution
             of
             me
             ;
             and
             to
             make
             it
             appear
             ,
             that
             Captain
             
               St
               Lo
            
             had
             not
             taken
             an
             Antipathy
             against
             me
             alone
             ;
             I
             shall
             give
             a
             hint
             of
             his
             many
             Strange
             Complaints
             against
             the
             Other
             Yard-Officers
             ,
             during
             my
             time
             and
             since
             .
          
           
             Upon
             the
             Faith
             of
             a
             Christian
             I
             affirm
             ,
             that
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             several
             Accusations
             against
             me
             ,
             are
             Meer
             Inventions
             and
             Contrivances
             ,
             only
             .
             I
             did
             Order
             
               Three
               Turns
               of
               Old
               Wood
               to
               be
               Carryed
               to
               my
               House
               for
               the
               Fire
               ,
            
             But
             not
             in
             a
             Surreptious
             manner
             ,
             and
             he
             wronged
             me
             very
             much
             ,
             
               in
               Suggesting
               any
               Disobedience
               to
               his
               Command
               ,
               of
               laying
               the
               third
               Lead
               of
               Wood
               down
               in
               the
               Yard
               ,
               by
               ordering
               it
               to
               be
               Carryed
               to
               my
               House
               ,
               when
               his
               Back
               was
               turned
            
             ;
             For
             he
             had
             not
             then
             seen
             me
             since
             his
             meeting
             with
             it
             coming
             up
             thither
             ,
             neither
             did
             I
             know
             his
             Pleasure
             therein
             ,
             till
             all
             the
             Wood
             was
             really
             laid
             down
             at
             my
             House
             ,
             (
             as
             my
             Answer
             to
             this
             very
             Accusation
             does
             particularly
             Explain
             )
             It
             's
             true
             indeed
             ,
             I
             did
             tell
             him
             that
             
               the
               Old
               Rotten
               Wreck
               Wood
               was
               my
               Perquisite
               ,
            
             Which
             in
             his
             Opinion
             and
             Mr.
             
             Bridgeman's
             ,
             was
             a
             most
             unpardonable
             Fault
             ,
             Nevertheless
             ,
             if
             I
             can't
             sufficiently
             prove
             it
             to
             the
             Publick
             ,
             that
             my
             Claim
             was
             Just
             and
             Legal
             ,
             I
             'll
             publickly
             own
             my self
             a
             Fool
             (
             for
             their
             Satisfaction
             )
             and
             Thank
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             for
             his
             great
             Care
             and
             Pains
             ,
             in
             giving
             me
             this
             pressing
             Occasion
             to
             Publish
             my
             Folly
             ;
             But
             to
             give
             some
             ground
             for
             my
             Presumption
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             not
             be
             in
             the
             Wrong
             ,
             of
             all
             the
             Complaints
             that
             ever
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             made
             against
             the
             Dock-Officers
             under
             him
             ,
             and
             pretended
             to
             make
             them
             out
             ,
             he
             was
             never
             known
             upon
             Examination
             to
             be
             in
             the
             Right
             :
             And
             further
             ,
             surely
             the
             Inditing
             of
             this
             Complaint
             was
             a
             Fancy
             more
             pleasing
             to
             him
             than
             ordinary
             ,
             that
             he
             cou'd
             stay
             at
             home
             from
             Morning
             till
             Iwening
             ,
             to
             Contrive
             me
             Trouble
             ,
             And
             wilfully
             Neglect
             the
             Serving
             Almighty
             God
             in
             Publick
             ,
             with
             Fasting
             and
             Prayer
             ,
             in
             Disobedience
             to
             the
             positive
             Order
             of
             the
             Day
             ;
             As
             may
             partly
             be
             proved
             by
             a
             Proclamation
             of
             their
             Excellencies
             the
             Lords
             Justices
             for
             a
             General
             Fast
             ,
             Dated
             the
             23d
             of
             May
             ,
             1696.
             
             However
             ,
             that
             nothing
             may
             be
             wanting
             in
             me
             to
             do
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             Right
             ,
             I
             must
             own
             I
             have
             been
             told
             ,
             
               he
               was
               so
               Generous
               in
               the
               Postscript
               of
               his
               Complaint
               against
               me
               to
               Mr.
            
             Bridgeman
             ,
             
               as
               to
               leave
               the
               Matter
               wholly
               to
               his
               Discretion
               ,
               whether
               to
               take
               any
               Notice
               of
               it
               or
               not
               .
            
             No
             Gentleman
             hitherto
             ,
             wou'd
             side
             with
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             in
             his
             Erroneous
             Notions
             against
             me
             ;
             but
             purposely
             Directing
             this
             last
             Complaint
             of
             me
             to
             Mr.
             Bridgeman
             in
             particular
             ,
             he
             joyned
             with
             him
             very
             readily
             in
             it
             ,
             without
             knowing
             any
             thing
             of
             my
             Defence
             ,
             tho'
             altogether
             a
             Stranger
             to
             me
             ;
             But
             his
             Remissness
             in
             Publick
             Business
             ,
             has
             since
             Evidently
             appeared
             to
             my
             Country's
             Loss
             ,
             (
             as
             may
             be
             seen
             in
             the
             Votes
             of
             your
             Honourable
             House
             ,
             Dated
             in
             96
             or
             97.
             
             By
             whose
             timely
             Assistance
             ,
             I
             was
             immediately
             ordered
             to
             be
             Dismissed
             my
             Stock-keepers
             Employment
             ,
             without
             the
             Navy-Boards
             Concurrence
             ,
             (
             who
             were
             my
             Masters
             )
             and
             on
             the
             2d
             of
             July
             ,
             1696.
             he
             sent
             his
             Friend
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             a
             Letter
             ,
             for
             no
             other
             Business
             but
             only
             to
             advise
             him
             
               of
               〈◊〉
               quick
               Success
               of
               his
               Complaint
               against
               me
               ,
            
             which
             so
             Elevated
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             ,
             that
             several
             of
             his
             Friends
             and
             Relations
             were
             troubled
             at
             it
             ,
             particularly
             Mr.
             
               John
               Addis
            
             ,
             discoursed
             him
             in
             these
             words
             .
             Sir
             ,
             
               I
               am
               come
               from
            
             Plymouth
             ,
             
               and
               if
               you
               was
               but
               there
               ,
               to
               hear
               how
               the
               Government
               cry
               out
               upon
               you
               ,
               for
               what
               you
               have
               done
               to
               Mr.
            
             Gaselee
             ,
             
               you
               would
               be
               ashamed
               of
               your self
               .
               Captain
            
             St
             Lo
             Answered
             ,
             
               I
               do
               not
               care
               what
               any
               body
               says
               of
               me
               ,
               for
               I
               am
               Resolved
               not
               to
               see
               the
               King
               Cheated
               by
               the
               Officers
               of
               the
               Navy
               ,
               〈◊〉
               my self
               Disrespected
               .
            
             Then
             Mr.
             Addis
             told
             him
             ,
             
               if
               you
               continue
               this
               Temper
               Sir
               ,
               People
               will
               be
               afraid
               to
               speak
               to
               you
               in
               a
               little
               time
               ,
               And
               ,
               that
               no
               one
               bore
               him
               a
               greater
               Respect
               than
               my self
               ;
               withal
               ,
               I
               am
               much
               concerred
               that
               your
               Reputation
               should
               suffer
               in
               Changeing
               Mr.
            
             Gaselee
             
               with
               such
               odd
               Accusations
               as
               you
               did
               ;
               Therefore
               I
               desire
               you
               Sir
               ,
               by
               all
               Means
               ,
               immediately
               to
               acquaint
               :
               Mr.
            
             Bridgeman
             ,
             
               that
               you
               did
               not
               th●nk
               to
               have
               Mr.
            
             Gaselee
             
               turned
               off
               his
               Employment
               upon
               your
               Complaint
               ,
               but
               only
               Reprimanded
               ;
               And
               to
               desire
               of
               Mr.
            
             Bridgeman
             ,
             
               that
               Mr.
            
             Gaselee
             
               might
               be
               Restored
               to
               it
               again
               :
            
             These
             Arguments
             of
             Mr.
             
             Addis's
             so
             touch'd
             Captain
             
               St
               Lo.
            
             that
             he
             thereupon
             came
             to
             himself
             ,
             and
             wrote
             to
             Mr.
             
               Bridgeman
               ,
               just
               as
               Mr.
            
             Addis
             
               had
               Dictated
               to
               him
            
             .
             But
             that
             Letter
             Mr.
             Bridgeman
             never
             answered
             ,
             Whose
             Remarkable
             Silence
             ,
             and
             Former
             Forwardness
             (
             to
             do
             me
             wrong
             )
             moved
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             to
             Write
             several
             Letters
             afterwards
             in
             my
             Favour
             ,
             both
             to
             the
             said
             Mr.
             Bridgeman
             ,
             and
             the
             Navy-Board
             .
             And
             now
             I
             shou'd
             be
             very
             Ungrateful
             ,
             if
             I
             did
             not
             Acknowledge
             that
             the
             Navy-Board
             ,
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Gregory
            
             ,
             and
             Captain
             Greenhill
             (
             the
             Commissioners
             of
             his
             Majesty's
             Yards
             for
             Chatham
             and
             Portsmouth
             )
             have
             since
             done
             me
             very
             many
             kindnesses
             ;
             But
             for
             Mr.
             Bridgeman
             ,
             his
             unalterable
             Prejudice
             against
             me
             ,
             has
             cunningly
             caused
             me
             much
             more
             Mischief
             ,
             than
             all
             my
             Friends
             have
             been
             able
             to
             do
             me
             Good.
             
          
           
             I
             have
             mentioned
             all
             the
             Favours
             that
             ever
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             conferr'd
             upon
             me
             ,
             and
             they
             indeed
             (
             notwithstanding
             his
             repeated
             Injuries
             to
             me
             ,
             and
             the
             very
             great
             Scandals
             Occasioned
             me
             by
             them
             )
             wou'd
             still
             have
             required
             my
             heartiest
             Acknowledgments
             ,
             had
             he
             not
             Retracted
             them
             in
             a
             very
             short
             time
             ;
             Which
             is
             another
             Point
             ought
             to
             be
             Demonstrated
             .
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             Writing
             thus
             for
             me
             and
             against
             me
             ,
             did
             consequently
             cause
             some
             Reflections
             upon
             me
             .
             And
             to
             Salve
             them
             ,
             't
             was
             expected
             ,
             
               I
               should
               confess
               my self
               Guilty
               of
               some
               Faults
               ,
            
             (
             which
             God
             knows
             )
             
               I
               never
               thought
               of
            
             .
             An
             Expedient
             I
             cou'd
             not
             in
             Conscience
             yield
             to
             ,
             Wherefore
             I
             did
             not
             only
             undergo
             the
             Grievous
             Effects
             of
             his
             further
             Displeasure
             ,
             but
             was
             industriously
             Characterized
             by
             him
             to
             my
             Superiours
             ,
             
               for
               an
               obstinate
               Fool
            
             ,
             As
             if
             his
             Taking
             away
             my
             Livelihood
             ,
             had
             been
             too
             small
             a
             Punishment
             for
             me
             ,
             and
             his
             single
             Evidence
             of
             my
             want
             of
             Wit
             ,
             could
             justifie
             him
             in
             acting
             unjustly
             by
             me
             .
             And
             after
             in
             his
             taking
             away
             of
             my
             Good
             Name
             too
             ,
             Whereas
             others
             have
             since
             taken
             me
             
               for
               a
               Good
               Natured
               Fool.
            
             Moreover
             ,
             to
             aggravate
             my
             Misfortune
             ,
             I
             continued
             under
             Captain
             
               St
               Lo
            
             his
             Command
             3
             Months
             after
             I
             was
             ordered
             to
             be
             Dismiss'd
             my
             Employment
             ,
             to
             hear
             my self
             daily
             Charged
             
               with
               False
               ,
               and
               Imaginary
               Faults
               ,
            
             out
             of
             a
             Politick
             Design
             ,
             to
             Countenance
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             Artificial
             Complaint
             against
             me
             to
             Mr.
             Bridgeman
             ,
             and
             their
             Underhand
             Transactions
             concerning
             it
             .
             I
             'll
             cite
             but
             another
             Instance
             ,
             to
             prove
             how
             unadvisedly
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             acted
             in
             his
             Station
             (
             with
             Respect
             to
             the
             Publick's
             Interest
             )
             wherein
             I
             was
             particularly
             Concerned
             ,
             and
             beg
             Pardon
             for
             my
             Tediousness
             .
             About
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             July
             ,
             1696.
             
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             made
             a
             Contract
             with
             Mr.
             
               John
               Neele
            
             a
             Merchant
             of
             
               Plymouth
               ,
               to
               serve
               a
               quantity
               of
               Masts
               into
               the
               Kings
               Stores
               there
            
             ;
             and
             before
             the
             Contract
             was
             Entred
             ,
             or
             any
             Officer
             saw
             it
             ,
             he
             signified
             his
             Anger
             at
             a
             distance
             ,
             
               For
               our
               not
               having
               yet
               been
               at
            
             Plymouth
             
               to
               receive
               those
               Masts
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Clark
             of
             the
             Survey
             came
             to
             my
             Office
             to
             acquaint
             me
             therewith
             ;
             presently
             after
             I
             met
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
               ,
               and
               told
               him
               I
               did
               not
               understand
               his
               Pleasure
               about
               Receiving
               the
               Masts
               on
               Mr.
            
             Neale
             
               's
               his
               Contract
               at
            
             Plymouth
             ,
             
               for
               all
               the
               Kings
               Stores
               were
               removed
               from
               thence
            
             ;
             Whereupon
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             pulled
             off
             his
             Hat
             very
             low
             to
             me
             ,
             and
             bare-headed
             in
             the
             open
             Yard
             before
             Captain
             Bridge
             ,
             and
             Boat-swain
             Browne
             told
             me
             ,
             
               what
               must
               he
               come
               and
               ask
               leave
               how
               he
               should
               make
               a
               Contract
               ,
            
             I
             answered
             him
             ,
             
               No
               Sir
               ,
               and
               that
               I
               thought
               an
               Officer
               might
               ask
               him
               a
               Question
               ,
               relating
               to
               the
               Duty
               of
               his
               Employment
               ,
               and
               the
               Kings
               Interest
               ,
               without
               any
               Offence
            
             ;
             he
             did
             me
             
               follow
               the
               Contract
            
             ,
             and
             that
             was
             all
             the
             Satisfaction
             I
             could
             get
             of
             him
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             to
             Sum
             up
             the
             Premises
             ,
             I
             not
             only
             endeavoured
             all
             I
             could
             for
             fourteen
             Months
             together
             ,
             to
             carry
             on
             my
             Business
             to
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             Satisfaction
             ,
             (
             without
             Betraying
             my
             Trust
             ,
             or
             Divulging
             his
             Errors
             )
             but
             on
             all
             Occasions
             ,
             gave
             him
             the
             Respect
             that
             was
             due
             to
             a
             Superiour
             Officer
             ;
             Yet
             after
             my
             going
             through
             a
             constant
             Fatigue
             of
             Business
             at
             the
             Admiralty
             Office
             ,
             at
             Plymouth
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             New
             Dock-Yard
             from
             the
             18th
             of
             March
             ,
             1688.
             the
             1st
             of
             October
             ,
             1696.
             (
             besides
             serving
             above
             8
             years
             and
             a
             half
             in
             thr
             Navy
             as
             a
             Clerk
             in
             Deptford
             Yard
             )
             I
             palpably
             lost
             my
             Store-keepers
             Employment
             most
             Ignominously
             ,
             to
             Gratifie
             the
             said
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             Temper
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             Bridgeman's
             Interest
             ;
             Who
             ,
             (
             that
             they
             might
             bring
             over
             some
             Great
             Persons
             to
             a
             real
             Belief
             ,
             of
             my
             being
             no
             more
             than
             deservedly
             punished
             )
             have
             been
             my
             most
             Inveterate
             Enemies
             ever
             since
             I
             came
             away
             from
             Plymouth
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             in
             the
             least
             pitty
             my
             Case
             .
             But
             for
             my
             Comfort
             ,
             till
             the
             former
             of
             those
             two
             Gentlemen
             can
             prove
             ,
             Mr.
             
               Elias
               Wasse
            
             ,
             Mr.
             
               Richard
               Lea
            
             ,
             Mr.
             
               Robert
               VVaters
            
             ,
             Mr.
             
               John
               Addis
            
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             
               Tempell
               Holmes
            
             ,
             to
             be
             
               Notorious
               Knaves
            
             ,
             and
             me
             
               an
               Obstinate
               Fool
            
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             Represent
             Us
             so
             ;
             I
             shall
             have
             some
             reason
             humbly
             to
             hope
             ,
             that
             the
             Honourable
             the
             Representatives
             of
             our
             Country
             ,
             will
             not
             only
             believe
             them
             to
             be
             
               very
               honest
               Men
            
             ,
             but
             me
             also
             
               a
               Persevering
               Christian
            
             .
             And
             to
             prove
             Captain
             
               St.
               Lo
            
             his
             singular
             Hand
             at
             drawing
             up
             of
             Complainsts
             against
             others
             besides
             me
             ,
             the
             several
             Originals
             of
             those
             before-mentioned
             ,
             and
             a
             great
             many
             more
             ,
             (
             not
             so
             proper
             for
             me
             to
             insist
             upon
             )
             may
             beseen
             at
             the
             Admiralty
             Officenear
             Whitehall
             ,
             or
             at
             the
             Navy-Office
             in
             
               Crutched
               Fryars
               ,
               London
            
             .
          
           
             
               Aboard
               his
               Majesty's
               Ship
               the
               Warspight
               in
               Chatham
               Harbour
               ,
               
                 this
                 7th
                 of
                 January
                 ,
                 16●8
                 .
              
            
             
               Robert
               Gaselee
               .