Nicholas Bede, Michael Minock, James Morgan, Ltt Morris
Joshua Gray Charles Callis house keepers both and others
which he cannot now remember, but as he calleth them to
mind shall be ready to informe his Lspp: and Councill; And he
further maketh oath that George Godfrey bid him give notice
to the people neere his the said Boydens house to meete him
the sd Godfrey in Armes at Church and to speake to John
Cornish the Chyrurgion to bring his plaisters and Medicines
to church with him to be ready to march with him on Monday.
And he further sayth that he hath heard it commonly discoursed
amongst the people that within these twelve moneths Capt
ffendall hath been solliciting the people to choose him Dele-
gate in the Assembly and hath told them that were he Com-
mandt of the County Troope he would Destroy all the Indians
or words to that Effect
Juravit Die Octavo Augusti William Boyden
1681 Philip Calvert
William Theobalds aged 25 yeares or thereabouts sworne
saith That of Sunday being the 17th Day of July at the Planta-
tion of Mrs Anne ffooke in Portobacco Creeke in Charles
County your Deponent did heare George Godfrey say that it
would be a very good way to goe downe and Demand Capt
ffendall, and that they would give good security for his appeare-
ance at the next Assembly and further saith not
William Theobalds
Sworne before me Ignatius Causine
Maryland Charles County
The Deposition of Richard Price aged twenty Eight yeares
or thereabouts.
This Deponent sayth that being at the house of George
Godfrey on thursday the 14th of July last past he heard a
murmering amongst the people (being then a reapeing) of the
Imprisonmt of Capt. ffendall, and that the said Godfrey bid
them say noe more when the Troope mett he would draw out
and see who would follow him
Sworne before me
Ignatius Causin
Maryland Charles County
The Deposition of Robt Middleton aged about thirty
yeares &c
This Deponent sayth that he never heard George Godfrey
speake any words tending to meeting to his knowledge but
he was told by one Mary Martyne that the people would come
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