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

Liber K.
p. 270

The Deposition of Robert Gouldesborough aged
about Twenty Nine Years or thereabouts
The Deponent upon Oath taken upon the holy Evangelist
saith that he about the beginning of last March past being at
Oxford Town at the house of M^r Iohn Pope in Company with
Coll^o Peter Sayer M^r Robt' Ungle Captain Richardson &
Cap^t Iames Benson & some others whose names this Depon^t
cannot at present Call to remembrance Coll^o Sayer begun a
discourse concerning the late Revolution both in england &
here & said that he did admire that King William being so
wise a King as he was reputed to be should be lead by such a
Damn'd Crew to invade his Fathers right & swore that he had
rather see the Turkish Religion flourish in England then the
Protestant Religion this Depo' asked him why so the said
Coll^o Sayer made him this Deponent this answer because
they were all of One mind & the protestants were not then
the said Sayer said he would lay a wager that Cap^t Nicholson
was Gov^r of this Province within a twelve month w^ch is all
this Depon^t Can remember he going frequently upon some
Occasion or other out of the Room
Iurat 23 Die Iunij Anno R: Gouldesborough
Dom 1693 coram me
L Copley

The Deposition of Robert Ungle aged Twen-
ty two Years or thereabouts (viz^t)
That being in Company with M^r Robert Gouldesborough
Cap'lames Benson Cap^t In^o Richardson about the beginning of
March Coll^o Sayer began a Discourse about the late Revolu-
tion & said that he admired that King William being so wise

p. 271

a Prince as he Was Reputed to be should be led by such a
Damn'd Crew to invade his Fathers right & swore that he had
rather see the Turkish Religion flourish in England then the
protestant & afterwards begun a health to Coll^o Nicholson
which ended with his Offer to lay a wager that the said Coll⁰
would be Gov^r of Maryland within Twelve Months the De-
ponent further saith that he used several Opprobious Expres-
sions against the present Governor Coll^o Copley as that he
was a pityful fellow & such like Expressions which at present
the Deponent remembreth not & further this Deponent saith
not
Iurat 23^o Die Iunij Anno R Ungle
Dni 1693 coram me
L: Copley

Upon hearing & Due Consideration had of the foregoing
Depositions was issued the foll^o prascept (viz^t)