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house over which wee found a guard of soldiers aboard his
shipp which he lately built here, we alsoe found a consider-
able number of armed men in possession In short we found
the truth of what he had communicated to us in his letter
before which made us the more willing to know his crimes
which might occasion this severity at length with much
trouble we came to the speech of the commander of the troope
in whose hands the bloody warrant was, the purpose of which
was to bring him the said Hill alive or dead but no crimes
inserted, which warrant was committed to a fitt person to
execute, had it been in his power He is of the scotish race, a
highlander born as it is said with whom we discourst laying
before him the strange and unusual method they took desire-
ing to know what the crimes were, for which such violence
was used His answer was that if he could not see Capt. Hill,
he had nothing to say upon which we urged no further But
in the return to our Ships we were guided to Captain Hill in
the woods, the safest refuge he could then fly to we discourst
him and doe think itt proper to signify to your Honor what
our understandings and apprehensions are of the whole matter
Captain Hill is a person that has undergone several credible
offices in this Province, was by those now in power turned out
of all which he doth not kindly resent soe that his greatest
crime is, he is apt to talk what others tho' of his opinion dare
hardly think. Wee are loth to give your Honor further
trouble being confident of your Honor's candor and good will
to all good men will not prove otherwise to this suppliant in
who favour this chiefely is, requesting your Honor's favourable
constructions and such assistance or advice as to your Honor's
prudence and wisdom shall seem most meet In all which wee
crave your Honor's pardon and favour to be, Your Honor's
most humble servants
Sam^l Philips
Iohn. Browne
Edw^d Burford.

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. E.

Lord Chief Iustice Holt to Lord Camarthen

Iune 3. 1690.
My Lord,
I thinke it had been better if an inquisition had been taken
and the forfeitures committed by the Lord Baltemore had been
therein founde before any grant be made to a new governor
yet since there is none and it being in a case of necessity
I thinke the King may by his commission constitute a governor
whose authority will be legall though he must be responsible
to the Lord Baltemore for the profits, if an agreement can be

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