Seeing that the Justices would not move of theirselves, some folk ha' petitioned the Lieutenant of Cornwall to command them to grant a warrant for Sir Oliver's arrest on a charge o' murder.

But the Justices ha' refused to be driven by his lordship, answering that they hold their office direct from the Queen and that in such a matter they are answerable to none but her grace.

And now I hear that a petition be gone to London to the Queen herself, begging her to command her Justices to perform their duty or quit their office." Lionel drew a sharp breath, and with dilating eyes regarded the mariner, but made him no answer.
Jasper laid a long finger against his nose and his eyes grew cunning.

"I thought I'd warn you, sir, so as you may bid Sir Oliver look to hisself.
'Tis a fine seaman and fine seamen be none so plentiful." Lionel drew his purse from his pocket and without so much as looking into its contents dropped it into the seaman's ready hand, with a muttered word of thanks.
He rode home in terror almost.

It was come.