Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692—1694. 513

Doctor Burnet particularly named in the Pardon, & the Bishop
of London exempted out of the Pardon & no Iesuit to be in
England, Protestant Religion to flourish and all other Orders
except the Iesuits to have Liberty of Conscience in Engl^d that
severall in England offered publickly to lay Wagers that King
Iames would be there in two Months, when being checked by
others for so saying they would confidently stand up & say I
am the Man that said it do what you will, & further the said
Vansweeringen said that they were all Routed meaning (as
this Deponent conceives) the Confederate Forces, & would
not be able to face the French again the Lord knows when
all which Intelligence the said Vansweeringen affirmed he
had from Protestants & some that were now of the chief in
Power here, and that there were those now in Power here who
waited but for an opportunity to hear that King Iames was
safe in England & then they would be for him and further
this Deponent saith not nor doth at Present remember
Iurat 29^o Die Marti 1693 Gill Turbevile
coram me
L Copley

The Deponent further calling to mind saith that the said
Garret Vansweeringen did say he had an Inkling of all before
from M^r Fitzhugh, but now since he hath heard it from Prot-
estants & those of the chief in power here that he Could say
much more which was not fit to be spoken
Gill Turbevile
Iurat ut ante
L. Copley

His Excellency the Gov^r produced & ordered to be read &
communicated to the Board these following Letters from New
York (viz^t)

Liber K.
p. 199

May it please your Excellency
We were alarmed on Sunday Night & Yesterday morning
with the news of a party of French & Indians consisting of
350 French and 200 Indians come over the Lakes by the Ice
they have attacqued the two nearest Castles of the Maquaes &
by our last advice were possessed of them Thursday last his
Excellency with a detachment of 150 out of the City Regi-
ment besides Officers & Volunteers did Embark Yesterday
3 a Clock afternoon & Detachments from the next adjacent
Counties follow to day, we are of opinion that this design is
to force a peace with our Indians how pernicious this may
be to your Province as well as ours & their Majestys Interest
in Generall Your Exc^llcy knows,

p. 200