Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 181

At a Council held at the City of S^t Maries the Three and

Twentyeth Day of January Anno Dmi. 1683:

Present
The R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
Coll Henry Darnall M^r John Darnall
The hon^ble Coll W^m Digges The hon^ble M^r Edward Pye
Maj^r Nich^s Sewall

The Sheriff of S^t Maries County commanded to attend the
board this day is ordered to have here present M^r James
Bowling, M^r Joseph Pile, and M^r Thomas Mudd according to
summons formerly sent him They all accordingly appeare,
and M^r Robert Carvile also being summoned to appeare this
day
Then Ordered to be read the Severall Depositions foll (viz)

The Deposition of Cap^t Joshua Doyne taken
this II^th day of January 1683:

This Deponent saith that upon the fourth day instant M^r
Joseph Pile, M^r James Bowling, & M^r Thomas Mud three of
his L^sps Justices of S^t Maries County together with M^r Robert
Carvile, came with this Dep^t to his the Dep^ts house, where
some discourse ariseing concerning Tobacco and Secrys ffees
due to this Dep^t as Sheriff of the County aforesaid, he this
Dep^t then made demand of the s^d Carvile for sundry ffees due
to the hon^ble the now Secrys of this Province, the which the
said Carvile refuseing to pay this Dep^t told him if he would
not pay the same, he must and would take him in execution
for it, the said Carvile replyed it was more then he this Dep^t
durst doe, for that the said ffees were not charged according
to Lawe; whereupon he this Dep^t did execute the s^d Carvile
for the said Secrys ffees, and did shew him the said Execution
under the lesser Seale of this Province and Test of the hon^ble
Coll Henry Darnall, the said Carvile replyed they were fooles
and such as were afraid of them (they the Secrys meaneing)
but he was not afraid to speake any thing, and then the s^d Car-
vile advised M^r James Bowling (then present) not to pay the
Secrys fees he owed, and he would warrant him in it; The
said Bowling replyed if he were charged a hhd. of Tobacco

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more then his due he would pay it, for that he did not under-
stand the Law, This Dep^t then answered that the s^d Carvile
advised the said Bowling soe to doe for the lucre of a hh^d of
Tobacco ffee.
Whereupon the s^d Carvile went to sleepe as this Dep^t
thinketh and lay about two houres, and then did rise, at what
tyme we fell in discourse about the Towne at Choptico, on

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