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this depont from goeing to the Southward, but this deponent
said Sr you know I have a greate charge, a wife and four
Children and I cannot gett a peice of land here in Maryland
I must goe to gett some at the Southward where it is more
plenty, to which ffendall replyed and said John Stay but a
little while here, there will be land enough for us all here one
of these dayes. This Deponent asked him how and ffendall
said the King and Parliamt in England was at Warrs and
there was noe Established Lawes in England, and soe you
need not feare land enough here in a short tyme, but notwith-
standing this Depont was resolved to goe and on Saturday
the second instant this Depe tooke a note from Capt ffendall
that he had honestly paid him for his boate and sett away
with his wife and Children for his intended voyage to the
Southward, and the wind proving cross they were driven into
Nomony in Virginia, and there went to One Randall Kirkes,
and Kerk asked us from whence we came, we told him from
Capt ffendalls, Kirk told them that ffendall had been over
there two or three Dayes before with Capt Coode at Coll
Spencers, and that their business there was to advise with
Coll Spencer what they should doe in the business, for that
the Papists and Indians were joined together, and told the
Deponent and his wife also that Capt ffendall had desired
leave of Coll Spencer, that ffendall might bring his wife and
ffamily thither, but that Madam Spencer was unwilling to lett
them come thither because she was unwilling to disobleige
my Lord Propry or words to that effect; that they staled there
one night and came from thence on Sunday after Dinner and
then went to Coll Spencers Point and laid there Sunday
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night, and there likewise heard ffendall and Coode had been
there, and the said Randall Kirk also told this Deponent that
he saw them there, and that Coll Spencer being asked his
advice by ffendall and Coode what they should best to doe,
and that they should say they would have a brush with the
Papists Coll Spencer advised them not to meddle in the busi-
ness but to lett them alone and be quiett at home or words
and Discourse to this Effect had this Deponent with the said
Kirk and much more that this Deponent cannot now posi-
tively remember, but the generall discourse there was about
ffendalls bringing his wife and Children to Coll Spencers, and
Capt Coode was to bring his wife and Children to Mr Hard-
wickes. That on Monday they went onwards in their voyage
and were forced to putt into Herring Creeke in St Georges,
and there mett with John Wynn who enquired of news, we
answered him wee had none bad, he replyed here was news
bad enough, there was a family cutt off at Point Locke out
and that they were forced to keepe watch and ward night and
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