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

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.

Fendall.—I submit, they may proceed
Att: Gen^ll—Call William Taylor
Cl:—William Taylor The Evidence that you shall give &c^a
Att: Gen^ll—Inform the Court and the Jury what you can
concerning the Prisoner at the Barr
Taylor—About two years since Cap^t Fendall being at my
house I heard him say that now it was no Treason for people
to say any thing
Chanc:—Did you not hear him say they were fooles to pay
any Taxes
Taylor—No not any thing more (may it please your hon^r)
then that it was no Treason to say any thing But I heard
Robert Middleton say that there was a great disturbance up
the Bay concerning those Letters Daniel Matthena talked off
and Cap^t Fendall was now going to call my Lord to an Acc^t
and it was high time. This was Sunday after Fendall was
taken.
Att: Gen^ll—Call John Bright and Izabella Bright.
Cl:—John Bright, Izabella Bright The Evidence that you
shall give &c^a
Att:—Acquaint the Court and the Jury with what you can
concerning the Prisoner at the Barr.
Jo: Bright—May it please your Hon^r about the 11^th of May
last I was imployed by Cap^t Fend^ll to mark some Railes for
him at his plantacon in Charles County where I wrought till
the 4^th of June within which tyme I have severall tymes heard
Cap^t Fendall (in cofnon discourse concerning the Indians and
particularly about the family that were murdered neer Point
Look out) say he believed in his conscience the Paptists and
Indians joined together and that neither his L^p nor the Chancellor
would beleive any thing as the Indians did but my Lord did
uphold them in what they did and my Lord and they together
had a mind to destroy all the Protestants or words to that effect-.
Chanc:—But did not you hear Fendall say what need you
go for land to the Southward here would be enough shortly to
be gotten here.
Att:—Do you not remember some such discourse.
Jo: Bright—Very well I do, I having a design to go to the
Southward with my Wife and Family I bought a boat of
Cap^t Fendall to carry us thither Cap^t Fendall used arguments
to diswade us from going thither to which I answered him S^r
you know I have a great Charge a Wife and four small children
and I cannot get a piece of land here in Maryland I must go
seek out to the Southward where is more plenty John (says
Cap^t Fendall) stay but a little while here and there will be land
enough for us all one of these daies S^r said I how can that be
why says Cap^t Fendall all the King and Parliament in England