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

Lib. R. R. R.

Saying why should not wee pole my Lord as well as he poles

us; and in the Company nameing my Lord, the said Carvile
answered My Lord a ffart; it was asked the said Carvile, why
a ffart, the s^d Carvile replyeing there is little difference
betweene him and a ffart; at the same time the s^d Carvile
Said that he was as good a Mann as my Lord, what are the
Calverts ? My ffamily is as antient as the Calverts, And
further this Dep^t saith not
Juravit die et Anno p^rdict Jos: Pile
Coram me W^m Digges

M^r Robert Carvile called & his answer demanded, he Saith
that he was not himself but wanted his reason at that tyme
when this discourse happened, which he cannot remember
came from him but Sayeth not any thing in his defence
against the aforegoing evidences, which he knoweth to be of
greate creditt, but submitteth himself to his L^spps mercy
His L^spp commandeth his Secrys to strike him off of the
Roll, and that he be not Suffered to plead any more in any
Court within this Province; that he be bound to answer his
abuse to his L^spp at the next Prov^ll Court and give good secu-
rity for his good behaviour in the meane tyme, to be taken by
the Sheriffe.
Ordered also that the Deponents Joshua Doyne, James
Bowling Thomas Mudd, and Joseph Pile Enter into Recogni-
zance of twenty pounds sterling to give in their Evidence ag^t
the s^d Carvile at the next Provinciall Court.
Accordingly came Capt^a Joshua Doyne, Cap^t James Bow-
ling, M^r Thomas Mudd, and M^r Joseph Pile and acknowl-
edged themselves to owe and stand justly indebted unto the
R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry in the full and just Summe of
Twenty pounds Sterling each of them to be leavyed of their
goods and Chattells Lands and Tenem^ts to the onely vse and
behoofe of his said L^spp his heires and Successo^rs upon condi-
tion that if they and either of them shall be and psonally

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appeare before his L^sps Justices of the Prov" Court at the next
Provinciall Court to be holden at Battle Towne in Pottuxen
River on the second Tuesday in ffeb^ry next to testifye on
behalf of the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry the truth of their knowl-
edge against the said Robert Carvile then the foregoing
Recognizance to be void and of noe content otherwise to be of
full force power and vertue in Law; And therewith they say
they are content.

Produced and ordered to be read the following Deposition
of William Simpson and Mary his wife against Thomas Carvile
of S^t Maries County (viz.)