urned to England in 1654.]

Itt is therefore Ordered that the Capt. Robt. Harding, Left. Thomas
Morris and the rest of that company now in hold and such as shall be
taken heere after shall with all conveniency be sent to the Berbadoes
and In the meane time Remaine in prison, unlesse the Counsell shall
take further order.

Itt is further Ordered that Capt. Robert Harding, Left. Thomas Morris
and Henry Cowes shall, when Capt. Jno. Allen or any other that shall
first be Ready to sett saile to the Berbadoes, be delivered safe
aboard to him or them, by him or them to be delivered to the Governor
and Counsell at Berbadoes, And It is left to any three of the
majestrates to send the rest by such conveyances as they shall Judge
meete.

And that the Secretary shall from the Counsell give a strict charge to
the keeper of the prison to secure them in prison so as they escape
no[t] as he will Answer it on his utmost perrill.

25. January 1653. voted alltogither.
EDWARD RAWSON, Secret.

_13. Vote of the Massachusetts House of Deputies. June 10, 1654._[1]

[Footnote 1: Mass. Archives, vol. 60, pp. 184, 183. On May 3 the
General Court had voted that the imprisoned privateers (or pirates)
should be released on bonds of a thousand pounds apiece for
reappearance when summoned; _Records of Massachusetts Bay_, III. 344.
We have now a conflict between the two houses, the House of Deputies
wishing to drop prosecution, the Assistants adhering to the vote of
May; _id._, IV. 196. In October the prisoners were released from their
bonds; _id._, III. 361, IV. 207, 218.]

Whereas there was some Information given unto this Court of the
Illegall surprisall of the Spanish shipp formerly Called the _Holy
Ghost_ and since Called the _happie Entrance_, of which shipp Capt.
Robt. Hardinge was Commaunder, yet forasmuch as neither Capt. John
Allen who so informed, nor any other person, would Ingage to procecute
agaynst the sd Capt. Hardinge and Company, The Court thought it not
meete to take Cognizance thereof, after which Capt. Crane undertooke
to receive the tenth for the State of England, and whatsoever was Done
by him or by mr. Endecot, then Gov'r, or Capt. Breedon[2] or any other
person in any respect whatsoever about the sd shipp or Goods or tenth
part thereof, neither was nor wilbe owned by this Court in any kind.
the Deputyes have past this and desire our hon'rd magists. Consent
hereto.

[Footnote 2: Capt. Thomas Breedon, afterward pro