488 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.
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excellent strong waters, all which he demanded to have out of
the Cargoe the which by a moderate computation may be
vallued att L36: 00: 00: sterling before binding the said Loder
by promise that he should give under his hand that he had
taken or received nothing from him for his discharge, which
was accordingly prepared by his Clerk for signing before the
said Loder could have a permitt from him to saile. a copy
whereof with the permitt under the said Croft's own hand is
herewith to be seen soe having first fetched the particulars
above mentioned from on board the said Loder's Ketch, the
said Loder having first signed the aforesaid Paper, the said
Croft then gave him the permitt under his hand. It is likewise
further to be noted that when the said Croft had recei'd: all
the aforementioned goods on board him except only the Case
of strong Waters which was wittingly or willingly detained he
refused to lett the said Loder goe till that was alsoe brought
on board soe severe was he in exacting the full of the particu-
lars above mentioned. This Deponent further saith not.
John Loder 1686.

The said Loder then produced to the Councill the following
Deposition taken before Coll. Stevens (viz:)

Sam^ll Woodward's
Depos: cone: Loder
against Croft.

The Deposition of Samuell Woodward
Master of the Ketch Mary of New England
Testified! that on the 19^th of Aprill last past

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being bound for the Island of Barbadoes he mett with the
Deptford Ketch Capt: John Crofts Comander off of old Poynt
Comfort in Virginia who being with other Shipps at Anchor
went on board him with the rest of the Masters who was first
saluted with this salutation oh! this is the Rogue that I have
been cruising for this month or two this is he that said he
would petition the King against me And thereupon gave
him menaceing Language threatning what he would doe to
him and accordingly in execution of his said wicked purpose
inviting the said Master into his Cabbin fell to boxing of him
three or four times then comanded him to be imediately putt
into the Bilboes Some standing by asked why he would deale
soe severely with him, to which the said Crofts replyed that
was too little punishment for him he would have him whippt
at the Geeres besides, which had been alsoe, had not some
interceded hard for him however in pursuance of his former
Command the said Master was put in the Bilboes and there
remained from about an hour and half before Sunset till about
eight of the Clock next morning who then examined him for
his clearance which having produced and searched the Ketch
could find nothing against him butt observing by his Clearance
that there was Bacon on board him said he must have some of