before any Coercive Measures mere used to reduce the Prisoners
to a sense of their Duty That in consequence he did attend
the said Prison forthwith where he found the Prisoners in
Mutinous and disorderly state in the Chapel That he inquired
whether they had any just cause of Complaint and desired
any Person who thought himself aggrieved to stand forth and
state the cause of his Complaint but no person, stated [..]
any Injury or hardship which they had personally suffered
but that Collectively they had not all the Indulgencies
afforded them by the Magistrates [..] that one or two of them
stated that there was a deficiency in the Weight of Bread
delivered which Complaint being examined into appeared to be taken
unfounded. That he thereupon required them forthwith to
depart to their respective Stations in an Orderly and quiet
manner and that in consequence thereof the Prisoners returned
execpting only 27. who refused to comply with his request and then
the Governor was therefore obliged to use force to compel them

Resolved That the thanks of this Court be given to Aaron
Graham< no role > Esqr . for his attendance at the Prison and his judicious
and proper Conduct upon this Occasion-Mr. Aris the
Governor was then examined respecting the matters aforesaid
and stated to the Court the means he had taken to established
Order and submission among the Prisoners and the inquirey
he had made to discover the King leaders and who were the
most active in encouraging the resistance and disorderly
Conduct which had taken placeThat the Prisoners
were now brought to a state of submission, behaved evilly
and Appeared sorry for their Conduct.