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before him att the Fort, and did there in the presence and
hearing of this deponent and others there assembled command
the Pattent of Maryland then brought upp with him by Mr
Zachary Matterseed gentleman of Maryland to be read, where-
upon it was demanded of the said Evelin (by this deponent)
whether he were an agent for the said Clobery and Company
or for the Marylanders, and that the said Evelin then answered
this deponent he was for both and further deposeth not.
Ad 31. dicit et deponit that the said Evelin advised the fore-
said Inhabitants and freemen and all the servants that they
should take heed what they did, and that it would bee better
liveing under the Governor of Maryland then under the
Government of Virginia, and did instance in many particulers
as is articulate And the said Evelin then said that the Gov-
ernor of Virginia being lately come from England had brought
absolute Authoritie from the King that the Ile of Kent should
be under the Government of Maryland And that the said
Evelin did at the place and time mentioned in the preceedent
Article, command his said letter of Atturney from Clobery and
Murhead should be then read unto which the deponent replied,
Capt: Evelin, what needs that noe body doth interrupt or hinder
you in the Marchants busines, you have done already and may
doe what you please, none of us will meddle therewith And
further deposeth not.
Ad 32 Dicit et deponit That the said Evelin did make letters
of Atturney unto Mr Lager secretary of Maryland, John Walker
and others and by the said letters of Atturney did assigne over
unto them all the Plantations goods servants and estate of the
said Clobery and Company and the said Walker hath sold unto
this deponent and to other persons severall and divers goods,
belonging to the said Joint stocke but how much the said Mr
Lager and Walker have received by vertue of the said letters of
Atturney this deponent knoweth not, and further deposeth not.
Ad 34. dicit et deponit, That the said Evelin did neglect to
gett Corne by Trade, when the Plantation stood in greate need
thereof, and that the servants in this deponent's hearing did
offer the said Evelin to goe themselves and gett Corne if the
said Evelin would lett them have a boate and trucke that he
had lying by him, but Evelin denied it, and that the said Evelin
for the most parte did imploy himselfe in persuading and
urging the Inhabitants to render upp possession of the said Ile
of Kent unto the Governor of Maryland and that the said
Governor of Maryland told this deponent that he had not so
soone come uppon the said Plantation and Ile of Kent without
the said Evelin had much urged thereunto And that the said
Governor of Maryland did come uppon the said Plantation and
Ile of Kent with about 40 armed men in the night and (as was
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