298 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.
B. B.

the said Christophers Inventions of comeing for England at
that tyme in company with this Depon^t and her husband in the
ship Globe of London, Sam^ll Groome Command^r and that at

the same tyme shee heard by severall persons of my Lord
Baltemore's Family and others that the said Christopher had
been there twice the day before to take his leave of his Lo^pp,
but his Lo^pp would not be seen by him. And further saith that
the said Christopher's invention of comeing for England in the
aforesaid ship, at or about the tyme aforesaid was publiquely
known & spoken of by the generality of people in the said
Province of Maryland whenever this depend^t did happen to
come, for many weeks before the said ship came out of Mary-
land wherein this Depend^ts husband and herselfe and the said
Christopher Rousby were passing & took shipping about the
eleaventh of May. 1681.
Jane Slye.
Jur: 23^o die Septemb
An^o 33 Car II
Tho: Raymond.

Cap^t John Lynes his Affidavit.

John Lynes Master of the shipp Friends Increase of London
aged about two & thirty yeares maketh Oath that hee being
with his said shipp in the Rivers of Petuxent Potomack and
Wiccocomoco in the province of Maryland this present year
during all the months of February, March, Aprill and May and
had occasion to travell much by Land within the said Province
and to converse with the generality of the people there, hee
this Depon^t did heare it publiquely spoken by most people of
note and quallity where hee came that Christopher Rousby his
Ma^ties Collector in Maryland was designed to depart the said
Province and to goe for England that present voyage in the
ship Globe of London, Sam^ll Groome Comand^r then rideing at
anchor in the River of Petuxent. And this Depon^t saith that
this was soe discovered and publiquely known by the generality
in the said Country for above two months space before the
said Christopher came away in the said ship which was the
eleaventh day of May last
Jur: 23^o die Sept. John Lynes.
A^o 33 Car. II
Tho: Raymond.

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M^r Robert Toat his Affidavit
concerning M^r Rousby.

23^rd September 1681.

Robert Toat of S^t Marys County in the Province of Mary-
land planter aged about thirty eight yeares maketh oath that