Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 507

The Deposition of Peter Dermott of Caecill County Planter
aged about 26 years.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Peter Der-
mott's De-
position
against
Giles Porter
& als.

Sayth that upon the 11^th day of July last past this
Deponent being att the house of Phillip Bergen in
Sassafrax in Caecill County in Company with Giles
Porter, the said Phillip Bergen, Ralph Chiffem
and Francis Child this Deponent was in the Kitchin

of the said House and the said Giles Porter, Phillip Bergen,
Ralph Chiffem and Francis Child sate a little before the door
of the said Kitchin and the said four persons being drinking
healths the said Giles Porter said he would drink the Duke of
Monmouth's health for York had been a bloody rogue and had
poisened his own Brother King Charles and was the first
Invention of Burning the City of London whereupon Phillip
Bergen said hold your tongue for you speak treason the said
Giles Porter answered he knew he did speak treason which
was all this Deponent can swear he heard spoken by the said
Company att that time. This Deponent being then very weak
could not goe to make his complaint to a Magistrate in 15
dayes and about the beginning of August this Deponent went
to M^r Nicholas Allom a Justice of the Peace of the said County
and informed him what he had heard the said Giles Porter say
whereupon the said Allom issued out his warrant to apprehend
the said four persons and to have them before his Ldp's
Com^rs att the next County Court which was then very near att
hand Att which Court this Deponent attended to give Informa-
tion against the said persons Butt when it happened the said
persons were called this Deponent was a sleep upon his awake
he came into Court and found that the said Persons had been
called and were goeing to be cleared by Proclamation the
which M^r Dare one of the Com^rs withstood whereupon the
said persons were bound to make their appearance att the
next County Court and further this Deponent saith not.

p. 55

Sworn
before the
Councill

This Deposition was sworn to before the Councill by
the said Peter Dermott
Tarn. Heath Cl. Consil:

Proceedings
of Caecill County
agt Giles Por-
ter & als pro-
duced.

Then was by the Sheriff of Caecill County
produced the proceedings in Caecill County
Court against the said persons and is as fol-
loweth viz^t