Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 509

Peter Dermott for to prosecute against Giles Porter M^r Child
one Ralph and Phillip Burgen which was accordingly done.
And understanding that the said Peter Dermott was that day
seen att the Court House who came there with an Intent to
prosecute the persons above mentioned diligent search was
made by the Sheriff and Constables at length Thomas Yer-
bury constable of Bohemiah Hundred found him not far from
the Court House behind a shady Bush who told him that he
had there slept and thereupon was imediately brought before
the Court to give in his Testimony concerning the above-
mentioned words which followeth in these words.

July 11^th 1686.
The Deposition of Peter Dermot.

A Memorandum of High Treason spoken against the late
King James the Second by one Giles Porter one M^r Child one
Ralph one Phillip Burgen att his house upon the eleventh of
July 1686 I being there by name Peter Dermott coming by a
mischance having a sore legg and being in a very bad condition
and could not goe upon my feet I being upon a bedd in a, kind
of a kitchen and they being- in a yard before the door sitting
round about a Table with a Bowl of Punch discoursing about
the Duke of Monmouth they begann to drink a Health but they
said they were sure he was alive still and swore damm them but
they would drink a health to the Duke of Monmouth this same
Giles Porter rising up said he would drink the Duke of Mon-
mouth's health for York hath been a Bloody Rogue for he hath
poisoned his Brother the late King Charles and began the first
Invention of burning of London and this I can take my oath
upon itt before God and the world to all well disposed Magis-
trates & good Christians.
Peter Dermott

Upon this Deposition the said Peter Dermott was sworn to
in open Court.
Upon which the Court then ordered that the Sheriffe take
into his Custody the above mentioned persons to answere to
the Prosecution of the said Peter Dermott on the behalf of the
Lord Prop^ry for speaking those libellous and scandelous words,
in November Court next.
And Peter Dermott did acknowledge himself in open Court
to be bound to the R^tl hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry in the sum of L50.
sterling to prosecute the said Giles Porter M^r Child one Ralph
and Phillip Burgen on the behalf of the said Lord Proprietary
att the same Court in November next,
signed
Geo: Oldfield Cl: Caecill Co:

Liber B.
P. R. O.

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