Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694. 553

Depositions taken against him Especially one by M^r William
Hopkins of the same County may appear which being pro-
duced & read It was ordered that for answer to the within
written petition the pet^r is referred to the foll^o Copy of a
Deposition taken by M^r W^m Hopkins as the reason why they
have thought fit wholly to reject the same

The Deposition of William Hopkins of Ann Arundell
County Gent Sworne
Saith that as the Deponent was going to the County Court
in September 1689 Thomas Bland asked the Deponent what
made him so rebellous against the Lord Baltemore & asked if
he had not suffered enough in the Province already for his
being so Obstinate ag^st the Papists & yet for all your Suffer-
ings you will assist in the oversetting of the Gov^t & think to
be releived by one as you pretend is now King of England
but you are deceived for the Prince of Orange is not King of
England nor ever is like to be & this is treason in the highest
Degree to act so against the Lord Baltemore & therefore
you will Lose both your Life & Livings from your heirs
for ever if you desist not from your Rebellion & besides you
know if you had at any time any Sute of Law in the Court
you could never have Iustice done you because you were
always looked upon as the greatest Rebell against the Papists
in all Maryland & now you think to be Relieved by this King
William (as you call him) for it is not in his power to relieve
you for the Lord Baltemore is no ways Subordinate or
dependant to the Crown of England but is absolute here of
himself in this Prov^s And if King William that Usurped

Liber K.

should take by force this Province from my Lord he Could
not be King of it but must be but a Proprietor of the same
for it was freely given to my Lord for an absolute place of
Refuge for the papists & you are all but Intruders into their
priveledges & my Lord is not bound by his Charter to main-
tain the Protestant Religion though you say he is & therefore
for your rebellion against the Lord Baltemore you will all be
hanged & your King William as you call him neither Can nor
hath any power to relieve you in this Province & you know
you have suffered enough already in your last Sute in Chan-
cery, & when I Came to Court Captain Hill & this Deponent
had some words & Bland said see what Captain Hill says to
you before these Gentlemen & yet you will not be quiet &
further the Deponent saith not
William Hopkins
Sworne before me the 15^th
day of Iuly Anno Dom 1690
Nich Greenberry

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