Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. 71

greate men which you see are accused by these Enclosed
papers I humbly desire to know your opinion what is best to
be done concerning them our Eyes are upon your hon^r as the
onely person left wee can trust and if you please to Espouse
the protestant interest the whole Country you may be assured
will faithfully stand by you; What ever you doe Resolve on
in this greate affaire must be sodaine and expeditious wee
desire not any injury should be done them in their persons or
estates, but rather ready obedience to them in all things pro-
vided they show themselves ready to defend the Country
against the Comon Enemy if they should not wee must then
and now doe Resolve unanimously to do the best wee can to
secure our selves against them and Indians also, I beseech
your hon^r to send us a speedy answer and agreeable to the
desires of us all Which will highly oblige the whole multitude
and more perticulerly myselfe who am hon^erd S^r
Yo^r most humble and faithfull serv'
These Hen: Jowles.
To the hon^ble Coll William Digges
at St Maries present
Hast post hast for the Countries
safety and service.

Coll Jowles
I recd yours just now by M^r Keens servant, am sorry there
should be any jealousies among the people This comes
cheifly to advise you that I am now goeing myselfe in Cap^t
Whartons boate that brought your Letter to the Council And
then doe not question but to give you better satisfaction then
probably I may be able to doe by writing when I am person-
ally with you soe not to deteyne the messenger I onely now

Liber B.
P. R. O.

shall subscribe myselfe S^r
Y^r Serv^ti
March 24^th 3 in the W^m Digges.
Afternoone
To Coll Henry Jowles these

The Deposicon of John Atkey of Calvert County aged forty
and toure yeares or thereabouts deposeth now—That on the
21^st day of March 1688/9 at the house of M^r John Broome in
Calverton in the said County he heard Richard Fyffe say that
on Munday last being the 18^th day of this instant March That
William Sharpe of Talbot County tell him That when the
Indians of the Easterne shoare were drunke he heard them
say that they were hyred or Imployed by Coll Henry Darnall
to fight against the English But being asked when they
were sober they would not say any such thing And further
sayth not John Atkey

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