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

Liber K.

May it please your Excellency

I am very sorry I should fall under your Excellencys dis-
pleasure in the matter of the Agreement between S^r Thomas
Lawrence and M^rTaillard S^r Thomas came to me and said
he had occasion to see the said Agreement I shewed it him
he desired he might have it home with him I scrupled that,
he told me he would not keep it to my Prejudice in the least
I took his Honours word and gave it him I meetes with M^r
Taillard and told him he said I must either get the Originall
or an Authentick Copy I told M^r Taillard I would do the
one or the other I went to Sir Thomas he was unwilling to
part with the Original but a Copy M^r Taillard should have
I told S^r Thomas if he pleased I would Copy it out he an-

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swered no he would Copy it out himself and did so and set
his hand to it as a true Copy & I another examin'd it with the
Original and can both attest it as a true Copy under both our
hands & Oaths also if Required this was delivered M^r Tail-
lard which I then thought & hoped was Indifferent well to
solve me for any breach of Trust against M^r Taillard but after
I had waited upon your Excellency I found it would not do I
went therefore to Sir Thomas and at two Several times urged
his Honour with his Promise of not keeping the Original to
my Prejudice which I now found woud be so if he did not
deliver it me he answered me he had given a Copy attested
for true under his own hand and that he did not find himself
Obiged any further but if M^r Taylard would come to him he
would shew him the Original and give him another Copy
which he should himself witness was a true one of which I
told M^r Taylard which was the most I could get from S^r Thomas
for my Indemnity I therefore beseech your Excellencys pardon
in this matter and for this present trouble to your Excellency
& subscribe
4^th Aprill 1693 Y^r Excellencys most humble & obed^t Serv^t
To his Ex^cllcy the Govern^r Tho: Grunwin
These humbly present

The said Thomas Grunwin pursuant to an Order from his
Ex^cllcy the Governor yesterday directed to the Sheriff of S^t
Marys County commanding him thereby to summons him the
said Tho^s Grunwin & W^m Taylard to appear here to testify
the truth of their knowledge in such matters and things as
shall be proposed unto them on their Majestys Behalf)
accordingly makes his appearance and being thereunto
Required to make Oath to the truth of the matter contained
in the above Letter did according^ly prove the same upon his
oath taken on the holy Evangelist