342 Proceedings of the Cotmcil of Maryland, 1681-85.

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Colonial
Papers.

as yet is made about the same. And the said Christopher
Rousby at his goeing for England in May or June last did
leave the said Robert Ridgley his Attorney with order (as
M^r Ridgeley told this deponent) to agree with them the said
Cordea and Addison and that he had left goods to the vallue of
about 30000^b tob: to satisfie them for the goods which he had
seized and which was more than they could get by Lawe as
hee and the said M^r Rousby alleadg^d And further this Deponent
sayth not.
Ro: Carvile. Juravit die 26 January
anno 1681. Coram me
Philip Calvert Cane.

Garret Vanswerengen of the Citty of S^t Maryes in the Prov-
ince of Maryland in America gen being sworne upon the holy
Evangelists deposeth and sayth as followeth That hee having
seene and heard the deposition of Robert Carvile hereunto
annexed distinctly read doth beleive the same to bee in sub-
stance true. And further hee sayeth that it was the Judgement
and opinion of this deponent as well as the said Robert Car-
vile and the said Walter Hall who is since dead and so by
them all agreed to upon the hearing of the Allegations and
pleadings on both sides as well on the behalfe of the said
Christopher Rousby his Majesties said Collector who as well
for our Soveraigne Lord the King and the said Gov^r as for him-
selfe in that behalfe followed as also of the said John Addison
and Mark Cordea that none of the goods in the said shipp
Liverpoole Merchant that were bona fide laden and taken in,
in England and for which Cocquetts could be produced or
made appeare were duely entered in any Port of England
Wales or the Towne of Berwicke upon Tweed according to
the said Act of Parliament should be or were by this deponent
or the said other Justices condemned or forfeited and that the
said two Trusses, and hogshead of Brandy if proved to be
duely laden in England and entered there were intended to be
also excepted out of the said Judgment as well as those goods
mentioned in the cocquetts delivered in by the said Richard
Windall at the tyme of the entry of the said shipp Liverpoole
Merchant. And that the judgment of the said Court is not
fully penned by the said Clarke in that particular.
G^t VSweringen
Juravit die January
anno 1681 Coram me
Philip Calvert Canc.