326 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

Maryland Worcester County to wit
Benjamin Handy Gent, High Sheriff of Worcester County
aged Thirty four years or thereabouts being Sworn on the
Holy Evangels of Almighty God Deposeth as Follows That

this Deponent after his quallification as high Sheriff of the

County aforesaid to wit about the Twenty fifth of December
Last did Appoint William Outten said to be murdered by
John Willey as one of his Sub Sheriffs to Act in the Upper
part of Worcester County and sent him to M^r Allegood one of
the Majestrates of the said County in order to be qualified as
Sub Sheriff and that on the same day he this deponent did
Deliver unto the said William Outten Sundry precepts to be
by him Executed amongst Which was One against the said
John Willey and that the afs^d William Outten from the
aforesaid Twenty fifth day of December untill the Time of

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his being murdered continued to Act as Sub Sheriff to this
Deponent, and further this Deponent saith not
Benjamin Handy
Taken and sworn the 8^th day of March 1759 before me
Rob' Jenkins Henry.

Maryland Worcester County to wit
William Allegood of Worcester County Gent aged Fifty
Four years or thereabouts being sworn on the Holy Evangels
of Almighty God deposeth as Follows. That this Deponent
being one of the magistrates of the County aforesaid was on
or about the Twenty fifth day of December Last applied to by
William Outten (said to be Murdered by one John Willey) to
quallifie him as a Sub Sheriff to Benjamin Handy Gent High
Sheriff of the County aforesaid, that he this Deponent ac-
cordingly did Administer unto the said William Outten the
Oath of his Office, and would have then caused him to have
taken the Several Oaths to the Government and Subscribed
the Test in his presence had he this deponent been possessed
of them, but not having them by him was prevented to Qualli-
fie the said Outten any further then what is before men-
tioned, and this Deponent further saith not,
Will^m Allegood.
Taken and sworn the 8^th day of march 1759 before me
Rob^t Jenkins Henry.

Maryland Worcester County to wit
William Connaway of Worcester County aged Twenty
eight years or thereabouts being sworn on the Holy Evangels
of Almighty God Deposeth as follows. That he this deponent
with sundry others on the Sixth day of February Last at