Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 289

Ordered that Coll George Robotham Call before him the
aforesaid John Lillingstone, and other the persons in the fore-
going Information Mentioned, and take Bond with good
Security for each of them to appear at the next Provincial
Court to answer what shall be Alledged against them on their
Majestys Behalfs; and for their good Behaviour in the mean
time, and that John Salter M^r Finney and M^r Griffith Jones be
Summoned as Evidences against them

Memorandum as to what words was Spoken by M^r Francis
Perkins Merchant of London on the 28th Day of April 1692
at London Town in Ann Arundell County in the hearing of
us whose names are underwritten Viz^ll the said Perkins said
that he was on Board Captain Browns Ships in Plymouth
when Captain Cood came on Board the said Ship, and the said
Cood enquired of the said Brown for one Benjamin Ricard
who he Expected to find there bound for Maryland, But the
said Brown did tell him that no such person was there ;
Whereupon the said Captain Cood desired the said Brown to
permitt him a passage on Board the Ship Bayley, M^r Peregrine
Browns Ship riding in the same Harbour, and the said Cood
going on Board the said Ship with Captain John Brown where
the said Cood met with the said Benjamin Ricard, and there
delivered unto him a Pacquet of Letters directed to this Prov-
ince of Maryland for their Majestys Service; But after the
tw.o Browns Ships were out at Sea, and Coll Coursey &
Captain Hynson Passengers in the said Peregrine Browns
Ship & M^r Lillingstone and M^r Lingan Passengers in John
Brown's Ship, they made many Visits some times on Board
one Ship and the other; & Coursey, Hinson, Lillingstone,
Lingan with M^r Peregrine Brown and some others in the said
Ship did all Agree and Resolve to make a private Search in
the said Ship to find out the said Pacquet of Letters and if
they could by any ways find them out was all agreed to break
them open and see the Contents what was in them but could

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not tell whether the said Letters was found or not no other-
ways then that he did hear the said Ricard say that such a
Pacquet of Letters had been taken out of his Chest.
Nicholas Greenberry
James Saunders
William Hopkins

Whereupon it is the Opinion of this Board and Ordered
that Coll Nicholas Greenberry do Cause to come before him
the afore named Francis Perkins and (if he be bound back for
England this Shipping) to take his Deposition what he knows

p. 625.