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30 DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
the roome with the Lady Margrett but does nott know
what shee said.
The examination of Christian Fife, that the lady offer’d
all reason to the Lieutenant, if hee would retire to the
Duckett, etc.
Question. Whether uppon what hath bin heard the
goods in the Lady Arlie’s house are prize or noe ?
Resolved in the negative.
Question. Whether uppon what lies before the Court,
Lt. Greene bee worthy of blame in taking away of the
goods of the Lady Arley or noe ?
Resolved in the negative.
Memorandum. That, the last resolution of the Court
wherby Lt. Greene is nott found blame worthy, though
the goods were before adjudged nott to bee prize, was
for that the Lady Arley refused to permitt his souldiers
to enter in to her house to quarter uppon order, as alsoe
for that Col. Okey, uppon reading Lt. Greene’s letter the
next day concerning the businesse, said, ‘ Itt was well
done, much good may itt doe them.’ Testified in Court
by Lt. Marsh and Cornett Reames. Alsoe a parte of Col.
Grosvenor’s letter of the 25th of September, wherin hee
termes itt prize.
The words in the letter are, ‘ And to lett all civillity bee
showne to the lady that such as are not dangerous may
freely come to her, and for the prize in the house to have
respect to the poore.—I remayne, Your assured frind
E. Grosvenoji.’
September 25, 1651.
Resolved, that the Lady Arley shall have the monie,
which was raised uppon sale of the goods taken in her
house, and such of the remayning goods (except materialls
of warre) as can bee found restor’d unto her by the souldiers
in whose custody they are. And that Capt. Kirkby and
Capt. Skelton are order’d to see this result putt in execu¬
tion. Alsoe to see that shee have 50 boules of oates
allowed to her in consideracion of the eating of her corne.