Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655. 249

respect of some grosse abuses and miscarriages of the said
Husbands revoake and make voide any authority by mee here-
tofore granted to him the said M^r Husbands Whereof I require
all the Inhabitants of this Province to take speciall notice Given
vnder my hand this 23^th of ffebruary 1649
Willm Stone

Liber A.
Domestic
interregnum.

The deposicon of John Russell of the Isle of Kent
within this Province of Maryland planter taken the 25^th
day of ffebruary 1649 before the Governer & Secretary
of the said Province vppon Oath as followeth viz:

The said depon^t saith that yesterday being the 24^th day of
this p^rsent Moneth of ffebruary hee this depon^t being aboard
the Shipp called the Greene Poppingay nowe riding in S^t
Georges River then & there heard John dandy wish M^r Hus-
bands Marriner to haue a care what hee said or Words to that
purpose. Wherevpon the said Husbands tould the said dandy,
if hee had him aboard his owne Shipp hee would teach him better
manners or to that effect, and therevppon commanded the said
dandy to goe with him the said Husbands aboard his owne
Shipp, and the said dandy refusing soe to doe the said M^r

Husbands laid violent hands vppon the said dandy endeavoring
(as this depon^t Imagined) to inforce him aboard his owne Shipp,
Wherevppon the said Husbands & dandy strugling together
the said Husbands called to his Seamen who were then in a
Boate at the Shipps side where they were soe contesting, and
commanded them to assist him to carry or inforce the said
dandy aboard his the said Husbands Shipp. And therevppon
one of the said Husbands Seamen came vpp vnto them and
intreated the said dandy to goe along with them, who there-
vppon did goe with the said Seaman into the said Boate And
the said M^r Husbands remayning there still aboard comanded
the said Seaman to carry the said dandy aboard his owne Shipp
and then to returne back for him the said Husbands And this
depon^t conceiveth the said Husbands was at that time some-
what in drinke And further saith not
Jurat coram nob die & Anno p^rdict
Willm Stone Tho: Hatton

p. 326

Ordered
Maryland That the business of Maryland between Captain
Ingle and the Lord Baltimore appointed to be heard at this
Committee to morrow, be by reason of the speciall occasions
deferred till Munday next. And that the parties and Witnesses

P. R. O.

Domestic
Interregnum.