436 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692—1694.

Liber K.

Unity of New York in an acco^t of iooa£ due upon Bond
dated the 24^th of Aprill 1691 (Henry Vanderburgh Merchant
his Security) and to secure if possible the said Vanderburgh
from further trouble in this Prosecution
Edward Randolph Surveyor Generall

p. 115

Bee it Remembred that this 16^th day of August 1692 at
New Castle in Delaware River Henry Vanderburgh of the s^d
place Merch^t Declares that on the 8^th of this Instant Edward
Randolph Esq^r did Summon him the said Henry Vanderburgh
to appear at the next Quarter Sessions to answer for with-
holding 1000£ Sterling due to their Majestys he being as
Surety bound in a bond with Matthias de hart Mas^r of the
Sloop Unity of New York for the said sum to their Majestys
but the said Edward Randolph told for twenty pieces of eight
and paying the Fees he would withdraw the Action and pros-
ecute the Bond ag^st Matthias de Hart the Principall to which
the said Henry Vanderburgh Complyed and the action was
accordingly withdrawn whereupon the said Esq^r Randolph
gave him a paper which he thought to be a Receipt for the
money a Copy whereof is above—
Henry Vanderburgh
Taken and attested this 16^th Aug^st 1692
before me Wm Markham L^t Gov^r

The above are true Copys of the Originalls Exam^d
p Ia Claypoole Cl Conc p dict

New Castle in Delaware River
in America
Edward Blake one of the Iustices of New Castle

declares that about the 8^th nf August 1692 at the

request of M^r Edward Randolph Surveyor Generall he
went into a room at the house of Iohn Cann in Com-
pany with Henry Vanderburgh and discoursed about
[sealed] the 1000£ bond to the King wherein the said Vander-
burgh was surety and told him if he would be civill and
Genteel he would endeavour to indemnify him from the
said bond whereupon the said Vanderburgh offered 8
or 10 pees of eight which the said Randolph would not
accept of but said if he would give him his note for 20
pees of eight he would do it, upon which they went to
the attestants house where the said Vanderburgh paid
the said Edward Randolph the money
Edw^d Blake
Attested and taken this 3^d September
1692 before me
W^m Markham L Gov^r