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the same) have hereunto subscribed our names and are and
shall be ready further to attest and confirme the same with our
oathes; And for the greater ratification hereof, we have besides
our subscriptions humbly supplicated & obteined his Lordship's
command to his Chancellor of this Province to affix hereunto
the great seal of this his Lordshipp's Province to the end that
the greater faith and credit may be given thereunto—Dated at
the Citty of St Maries in Maryland the thirteenth day of May
Anno Domini one thousand six hundred eighty and two.
Tho. Tailler Hen: Smith
Will Stevens Henry Trippe
Wm Digges John Hynson
Tho: Burford. Att: Gen: J.Waterton
Phil: Lloyd Jone Stone
Jo: rousby James Mills
Kenelm Cheseldyn Barthol: Ennalls
richard Ladd Nathaniel Garrett
Will: Burgess James Dashiell
Josh: Wickes roger Wolford
Jona: Sibery John Brooke
George Wells John Llewellin.
William Hatton
(Endorsed)
Maryland
13th May. 1682.
Lord Baltemore's Declaration
Letter from Will Steevens to the honble Philip Calvert Esqre
dated 15 th May 1682.
May it please your Honour,
Cominge to Cherry poynt (Captain Mathew was a board)
but I spake with others who informed me that in Virginia some
persons have begun to cutt up theire owne plants, more have
had their tobacco plants cutt up by others; it is said now Kent,
Glocester, Middlesex, Rapahanok is done mostly all ready and
still they are goeing on. Sir Henry Chicheley hath issued out
Proclamacon which is come to Captain Mathews hand to pre-
vent such practises. It is said alsoe his house, viz. Sir Henry's,
is burnt downe, how fired not knowne. Major Beverly now a
prisoner (as it is said) aboard the ship duke of York in Rapa-
hanok Suspicion of having a hand privately in this insurrection
(by this meanes) to make a Cessation. What this will come to
I know not. I am also told that the red-coats are disbanded
and in some discontent: Orders here come to the Militia officers
to be ready: things look with an evil face in Virginia, when we
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