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Liber B.
P. R. O.

ment is or ever shall be capable of And wee hope all good
men will imitate your fedelity and prudence in the mannage

of the present disorders What wee feare most is that the
English Exasperated by evil minded men of desperate fortunes
will rashly cutt off or kill some or more of the peaceable
Indians and hereby give occasion to the heathen to revenge
the same upon the English whereby wee shall imprudently be
involved into warr and Confusion which God divert.
Coll Darnall has parted hence about two houres agoe in
order to repaire in person to Coll Jowles and to the rest of
the people to Iustify his Innocency from that base and scan-
dalous Expression that is cast upon him by Exposeing his life
and his fortunes in the defence of the people and their Inter-
ests from the Incursions of any enemie Indian or any papist
what soever For that wee resolve to show noe mercy to any

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papist who shall be found in Armes against the peace and
quiet of the people of this province God Grant it be not a
designe of some ill men first to fright and confuse and then to
plunder and pillage the people which God of his mercy pre-
vent Wee desire to hear often from you wishing you
heartily farewell from the Council held at Mattapany Sewall
on Munday morning the 25^th of March 1689
W. J.
N. S.
C. H.

May it please y^r hon^r
I have here enclosed sent a coppy of M^r Iohn Addisons
Letter which came to my hands about five houres agoe which
was given me in much Company at the head of Portobucco
The oringinal had bin opened I suppose by the bearer before
I received it and read publicly which at first caused some noise
but after some serious discourse that was over; Quick advice
of the same to your hon^r I thought my duty from
Y^r hon^r most obedient and most
Nameing ab^ti 9 o clock at faithfull humble servt
night the 23 March 1688/9 Robt Doyne.
For the hon^ble his Lordsps
Governor of Maryland
Most humbly present
Hast Hast.

M^r Robert Doyne
S^r yours acceptable and for which wee thank you of the 23^rd
Instant was delivered last night just as wee were takeing
horse at St Iohns to come to Mattapany by which meanes wee
lost the opportunity of your messenger to returne this our