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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-1687/8
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510 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

p. 58

Itt was considered that Giles Porter only being accused of
speaking the treasonable words aforesaid against his Majestie

Phillip Ber-
gen Fran:
Child and
Ralph Chif-
fem to be
evidence
ag' Giles
Porter.

that the other three persons vizt Phillip Bergen Ralph
Chiffem and Francis Child should be brought in as
evidence against him and that they should be severally
and apart examined upon their oaths touching the
premises in order whereunto Ralph Chiffem was
called and after much obstinacy and refusall was

sworn & upon his oath made the following answeres to the
severall Interrogations proposed to him by this Board viz:

Did vou hear the Duke of Monmouth's health

Question                 

named or drunk ?

Chiffem         Noe.

Qu: Did you hear Giles Portor or any in his Company say
that York was a Bloody Rogue ?

Chiffem. Noe.

Qu: Did you never hear the said Giles Porter say that the
Duke of York was the Invention of the Burning of London or
that he murdered his Brother ?

Chiffem. Noe.

Ralph Chiffem was then ordered to withdraw and Fran:
Child called and sworn & examined as R. Chiffem had been
before viz:

Question. Doe you know of any healths that were drank
att Phillip Bergen's that day and doe you remember any thing
of the Duke of Monmouth's ?

Child. Yes, there was a health drank to the Duke of Mon-
mouth

Ques: Did you all that were in Company drink itt?

Child. Yes, all four of us drank itt.

Ques. Are you sure Ra: Chiffem for one drank itt ?

Child. Yes, I am sure he did.

Ques. Did you not hear some say the Duke of Monmouth
was alive ?

Child. Yes I did, and to the best of tny Remembrance itt
was Giles Porter.

Ques. Did you hear any person say that York was a
Bloody Rogue or like that ?

Child Noe.

Ques: Did you hear anything spoke about the Burning of
London ?

Child Noe.

Francis Child was then ordered to withdraw and Phillip
Bergen called & sworn and examined as followes vizts

Ques: Did you hear any in your Company Att your house
that day Giles Porter is accused of by Peter Dermott drink the
Duke of Monmouth's health ?

 

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