Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 121

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the One and
thirtieth Day of October Anno Dmi. 1682:

Liber R.

Present
Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancelor
Coll Thomas Tailler

the hon^ble

Coll Henry Darnall
Coll W^m Stevens
Coll W^m Digges
Coll W^m Burges

at which time came M^r John Dent and psonally appeared
according to an ord^r of this board of the twelfth instant ;
The Deposition of Thomas Perry then taken was read unto
him, and the said Dent in answer saith that what he had for-
merly upon oath declared concerning Cap^t ffendall was the
whole of what he then remembred, but upon his returne
home his wife putt him in mind of some things which he had
then forgotten but upon her information he did really call to
mind the same, and thereupon applied himself to M^r James
Bowleing a Justice of the peace, whose advice was that Captⁿ
ffendall haveing already reed: his tryall and Sentence thereon,
he the said Dent need not further trouble himself therein —
the summe of what he then omitted, and since hath remembred
he is now ready to declare upon his oath, being as foll (viz)

The Deposition of John Dent upon oath examined Saith.
That what he had forgotten to Declare upon his oath last
November Court concerning Cap^t ffendall was, that at the
ffunerall of M^r Hatch being in discourse with the s^d ffendall,
he the said ffendall asked him this Dep^t whither there were
noe way to putt a stopp to his L^sps calling in the Armes (which
armes this Depon^t doth suppose to be those armes which
were entrusted by his L^spp amongst the Inhabitants of Charles
County for their Defence) whereunto this Deponent replyed
that he the s^d ffendall would never cease untill such tyme as he
suffered for such words.
Jurat 31: Die Octobris 1682 John Dent,
coram me
Philip Calvert

The said John Dent at the same time delivered in the
following Paper by him Subscribed and to which he also made
oath as foll (viz.)

Joshua Hall informed me he heard Thomas Perry say that
he the s^d Perry would make one to fetch Cap^t ffendall out of

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