434 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694.

Liber K.

of such bonds usually taken and that he the said Shapleigh
being so bound by bringing to M^r Randolph the said Goss,
said M^r Randolph did discharge him the said Shapleigh from
the Bond wherein he was Bound to the King as aforesaid &
also the said Goss told your Depon^t that M^r Randolph had
discharged him and given him the said Goss leave to go
home with the Vessell he was then Mas^r of lying in Somerset
County in the province aforesaid & accordingly as your
Deponent hath heard the said Goss Mas^r of the said ship or
Vessell departed with his said ship or Vessell accordingly
from this Province Witness my hand this 20 fourth day of
October 1692 Phil Lynes
The Contents of the above written
was sworn to by the abovesaid
Philip Lynes this 24^th Day of
October 1692 before us
Ne^a Blakiston
Nich Greenberry
Tho^s Tench

p. 113

The Deposition of Gilbert Clark aged thirty eight Years or
thereabouts.—
The Deponent upon his Oath taken on the holy Evangelists
saith that in the Month of November last past he being at the
House of M^rs Ann Neale of Charles County Widow in com-
pany with one Edward Randolph Esq^r their Majestys Sur-
veyor Generall and severall others known and professed
Roman Catholicks (viz^t) Coll Edward Pye M^r Iames and M^r
Anthony Neal did hear and see the said Randolph drink fre-
quently a health to the Man that should have his Mare again
and that they the said Roman Gatholicks should not question
but before May day next they should hear and know, the Man
should have his Mare and afterwards they having some dis-
course concerning the present alteration of Government he
the said Randolph bid them not mind it for it would not be
lasting and further the Deponent saith not
Iurat 16 Die Decembris Gilbert Clark
Anno Dom 1692 coram me
L: Copley

Upon reading whereof and due consideration thereof had it
was moved & thereupon Resolved that the whole matter and
all things thereunto relating be represented to their Majestys
by way of Letters to the right Honble the Lords of the
Treasury the Lords Committees of trade and Plantations and
the Commissioners of their Majestys Customs, with Copys of
all Papers concerning the same to be inclosed