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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1681. 415

 
and told me that he saw Robin Hood and those Indians
makeing Canooes &c as in the Examination. I am
Yor Lspps most humble Servtt
Wye River this7th Phil: Lloyd:
August 1681:
thus Superscribed viz
To the Rt honble the Lord Propriet:
Humbly Present
Pr the Sheriffe These.

Inclosed in the above Letter was as foll viz.

A Casuall Question by an Indian (the day after Coll Lowe
had been at my house with his Lspps Commission) with my
further Examination of him upon it the 3d of August 1681 :
Indian. Why doe the Englishmen think that Robin Hood
killed the people below at St Maries ?
Because he was seene to goe over the Bay about that time
with neere twenty Indians with him, and all other Indians live-
ing on that side have denied the murder.
Ind: I am sure Robin Hood did not doe it then, for I was
one of the Indians went over with him.
How long is it since you went over the Bay with him?
Ind: Tis almost two moones.
How many Indians were you in Company?
Ind: We were 4 Choptank Indians, 5 Mattaponyes that
live with us, two Pascattoway men and 4 Pascattoway weomen
with Children
Did you meete with Ever a greate Canooe as you went
downe Choptank River?

Lib. R.
Ind: We saw a greate Canooe when we gott downe
almost as lowe as the Island where Coll Lowe lives a greate
way from us.
Did the men in the Canooe call to you? Ind. Noe
Did you paddle away from them ? Ind: Noe we went
straite to Choptank Creeke.
Did you putt on shore there? Ind: Yes we went up to
Peter Haddawayes.
Where did you goe from thence ? Ind: over the Bay to
John Watkins
What did you doe on t'other side the Bay ?
Ind. Robin hood and two Indians more went to make a
Canooe at Wm Richardsons but I with five Indians went a
hunting to the head of Seavern and Maggaty River
How long did you stay out a hunting? Ind: five dayes.
Were you at any Englishmens houses?
Ind: Yes wee were at Murreens, Henry Ridgelys, Richard 		p. 232


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