Proceedings of the Couml of Maryland, 1681-85. 325

Fendall—I was made acquainted with it soon after but took
no notice of it more than to be their passionate expressions
and should not have minded it only now finding these persons
my Accusers I thought fit to make use of it. As for M^r Dent
and his Evidence I can say that himself was the person that
told me the poplar hill people were all afraid of being cut off
every moment by the Papists and Indians and that they them-
selves were in the same condition and were forced to keep
guard night and day and now he has inverted the scene and
to save himself throws it upon me—But I desire Edward Slade
may be called he will inform the Court and the Jury concern-
ing Bright and his Wife.
Cl:—Edward Slade!
Slade—Sometimes in the Summer I went to Richard Al-
wood's house where I met with John Bright and his Wife with
whom falling into discourse I asked them where they lived
they said they had lived at Cap^t Fendall's and fell a railing at
him calling him knave and said he had cheated them out of
their Tobacco and such like scurrilous language and said John
Bright for a hogs head of Tobacco I would hang him if he be
cleared.
Bright—I said that if he were condemned to dye rather
than he should want a hangman I would hang him myself I
had been so great a sufferer by him.
Chanc:—To the business Cap^t Fendall have you anything
else to say ?
Fend^ll—If I could see M^r Dents evidence which himself
could not well remember it contains a great deal and I desire
it may be repeated.
Court—M^r Dent read it again.
Dent—Reads it again
Just. Tailler—Now you remember it Cap Fendall ?
Fend^ll—Yes S^r I do so, the main matter against me therein
I humbly conceive wherewith he taxes me is for saying that if
my Lord and four or five men were made sure that then &cⁿ
and so stopps I desire to know what may be the penalty of
such words if they had really been spoken.
Chanc:—You shall know in due time, the words being
proved.
Fend^ll—Gentlemen of the Jury I desire you to observe here
is but one Evidence and the time not named.
Att: Gen^ll—The words spoken are sufficiently proved neither
is my Lord obliged to a day.
Fend^ll—But I conceive the tyme ought to be ascertained for
this Reason possibly at the same tyme when the Evidence al-
leadges the Words were spoken I may then prove myself to
be in another place.

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