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settling his accounts and strengthening his garrison ; but upon present-
ing his accounts for settlement by the court, he found that several
of his enemies had presented complaints against his management,
and a remonstrance against the payment of his accounts, as follows :
Petition against Capt. Scottow.
Wee whose names wee have underwritten, doe declare that we were
never in y e least privie to y e sending for y e souldiers which came from
Boston to Blackpoint, neither during y e time of their stay did we in any
sort receive advantage by them; but y* they were maintained upon y e acct.
of Mr. Scottow: for all the while his fishermen were thereby capacitated to
keep at sea for the whole season ; and much worke was done by them which
was greatlie turned to his profit; as removing of a great barn, paving before
his house and cutting of Palisado stuff for a pretended fortification where
there is no occasion nor need. And many more such courtesies Mr. Scottow
(got) by the soldiers. Aud that other men should pay for his work,
done under pretence of defending y e country, wee hope in behalf of the rest
of y e sufferers in these sad times, you will please to take it into your serious
consideration, and heape no more upon us than wee are able to beare, but
where the benefit has been received, there order y e charge to be levied.
Richard Foxwell, Giles Barge,
Bol : Allanson, Joseph Oliver,
William Sheldon, John Cocke,
John Tinney.
Upon the above representations, several of the prominent men of
York county carried the matter to the General Court ; among these
Maj. Pendleton, Mr. Munjoy and Mr. Foxwell were the chief
complainants, and their complaints were submitted, by the auditors
of York County, to the General Court August 9th, 1676 (see Colonial
Records, Vol. VI. p. 102). The auditing committee were
Nicholas Shapleigh, Edward Rishworth, Samuel Wheelwright.
The complaints were :
1st, That Mr. Scottow got the soldiers from Boston upon his own
responsibility.
2nd, That he refused to use or have others use the soldiers to
preserve the lives and estates of others.
3d, That he used the soldiers mostly for his own pai'ticular security
and advantage ; attending and strengthening his garrison, paving
his yard, moving his barn, " cleaving " his wood, &c.
A note of Mr. Drake's in his edition (1865) of Mr. Hubbard's
history, cites original papers then in his possession, as testimony
against Capt. Scottow. The deposition of Michael Edgecombe,
aged about 25 years, declares that he was at Blackpoint when the
" nine Winter-harbour men were fighting the Indians upon the Sands
opposite said Place, and saw sundrie men come to Mr. Scottow
importuning that he would send some Ayde over to those poore dis-