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a cleering which he said he had from thence, all this to the best of
my remembrance I can safely declare, and had I had thoughts of
its ever being called in question or thought on againe I should
have been mindful of another passage relateing thereto but yet
one Material one I cannot omit which was that one of the
Honorable Councill then Iudge on the bench was pleased to
say that in his opinion the Nicetyes of the Law ought not to
be observed and the penall Statute upon which the information
was brought, was out of words to that effect, thus Sir I have
given you a true and faithful account of my knowledge and
with their Maj^ties Interest better success then to be tryed by a
Maryland Iury
I am your humble servt.
Edward Chilton

To Edward Randolph Esq^re Surveyor Generall of their
Maj^ties customs upon the Continent of America.
Iohn Addison a New Cap^t Factor.

(Endorsed)
Copy of M^r Chiltons letter
to M^r Randolph about
Masons ship
Rec^d 6^th Sept 1692.
from M Randolph.

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. G.

At a Council held at the City of S^t Marys
the 9^th Day of Iuly Anno Domini 1692

Present
His Excellency the Governor
The honble

Liber K.

Col Nehemiah Blakiston

Col Henry Iowles
Thomas Tench Esq^r

Captⁿ Iohn Courts
Thomas Brooke Esq^r

Coun-
cilors