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18 DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
then hee expected, which hee would nott releive. That
theruppon hee commanded him to goe along with him to
the guard, who scorn’d, drew off, and struck the said
Sewell a blow with his arme.
Jo: Hind sayes, that hee saw Tho: Price and the Sergt.
of the guard strugling together and lying uppon the
ground together, and that hee did pull them asunder.
James Guderick sayes, that hee being standing centinell,
Thomas Price was to releive him, sayes hee, ‘ I am nott
sent hither to releive you, neither will I,’ and refused to
stand civillie uppon the centinell’s duty. That Price
laid his hand uppon his sword but did nott draw itt.
James Tolson, that hee, standing centinell when his
Landlord came by, hee desir’d James Guderick to stand
for him, in the meane time Mr. Price came to releeve
him, but refused to releeve Guderick. That hee saw the
sergeant draw his sword and follow after Price, and after
that hee saw Price take hold of his sword and draw itt
out a little way.
Tho. Price sayes, The sergeant commanded him to
releeve James Tolson: who said ‘ you are a saucie Jack-
an-apes that would nott releeve mee before now.’ The
corporall did give him abusive words, that hee told him
hee was as good a man as himself, uppon this hee giving
him one punch or two hee clos’d with him, etc.
Uppon proof of the whole, Thomas Price had sentence :
To ride the horse an hower with one muskett crosse under
the horse to keepe his legges wide.
DUNDEE. COURT MARTIALL. October 15, 1651
Order’d, that before the rising of each Court a President
bee named for the next Court day.
Order’d, that such officers who shall have due warning
given them by the Major or Marshall of the regiment, and
shall nott appeare att the hower appointed (vizte. nine
in the morning) shall forfeit the 4th parte of a dayes pay,