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his said Ld^p or to his Lieu^t or chief Gov^r for the time being
and alsoe use my best endeavours to prevent any Plot con-
spiracy or combinatcon which I shall know or have just cause
to suspect is or shall be intended against the person of his said
Lord^sp or which shall tend any way to the disinherison or
depravation of his said Lordsp or their heires their Right Title
Jurisdiction and Dominion aforesaid or any part thereof and I
doe swear that I will not either by myselfe or by any person
or persons directly or indirectly take accept receive purchase
or possess any Lands Tenements or Heriditaments within the
said Province of Maryland or the Islands thereunto belonging
from any Indian or Indians to any other use or uses but to the
use of His said Lord^ps and His Heires Lords and Proprietarys
of this Province or knowingly from any other person or persons
not deriving a Legall title thereunto by from or under some
grant from His said Lords⁵ or his heires Lords and Proprie-
tarys of this Province Legally passed or to be passed under
his or their great Seal of the said Province for the time being
Soe help me God

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15. C.

For M^r William Blathwayt
at Whitehall.
S^R
This is the Tryall of Josias Fendall a person that in the yeare
1659 was my Fathers Lieut: Gen^ll and Chiefe Governor of
Maryland but having most perfidiously broke his Commission
and taking an other from the Country was fined and rendred
for ever uncapable of bearing any office in this Province which
in those times was the utmost punishment my Fathers Justices
would inflict on him since that he hath (when fitt occations
presented) endeavoured a mutiny and truly this last July had
almost brought matters ripe for it. In regard he was always
esteamed a subtile cunning person and by most beleaved that,
at his Tryall he would make a great defence I commanded
the Clark of the Councill John Llewellin (who writes shorthand)
to sit with the Clarke at the Provinciall Court to take his Tryall
for the satisfaction of persons here: and I am very glad it so
happened; for by this means you now have this Tryall at
length which I desire you'll offer to the view of the Lords of
his Majesties most Hon^ble Privy Councill and in so doing
you'll much oblige your humble servant
C. Baltemore.
22. January 1681.
(Endorsed)
15 November 1681.
Tryall of Fendall & others
Rec^d from my Lord Baltemore
the 15 April 1682.

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