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servant, and see all M^r Rousbys doores lock'd up, and that the
keys might be brought on board the Ketch to him, which was
done, and his Brother, and M^r Rousbys man told me, the
Cap^t ordered them to lett noe body know of M^r Rousbys
death
Sworne 5^th Novemb: 1684: W^m Dolbery
before me
Nicholas Sewall

Lib. R. R. R.

Michael Taney Depos: & Richard Bonds cone: Cap^t Allen &c.

Maryl^d ss:
Novemb. the 4^th 1684 then by vertue and in Obedience to a
precept from the hon^ble Coll Henry Darnall, and the hon^ble
Maj^r Nicholas Sewall to the high sheriff of Calvert County or
his Dep^ty directed, wee whose names are here under written
with severall more persons with us went on board a Ketch
lyeing in the mouth of Pottuxen River, which was related to
us to be a mann of Warr Ketch belonging to the King, and
the Command" name was Allen, to search for and to seize the
body of George Talbott whom in the said precept was men-
tioned to have committed a murd^r on the body of M^r Christo-
pher Rousby, which s^d George Talbott we found on board the
said Ketch in chaines, And in the name of the R^t honble the
Lord Prop^ry severall times wee demanded leave of the said
Comand^r to take away the said George Talbott, in ord^r to the
complyance with the said precept, whereat the said Comand^r
still told us that he owned noe power on board his vessell but
the Kings, and that he would not heare any thing in the name
of the Lord Prop^ry but if wee came with any thing in the name
of the King he would heare it, and if we came with any other
power he disowned it and if we could take away the said
George Talbott by force, we might, but upon noe other
tearmes would he lett him be taken off on board, but that he
would carry him downe to Virginia to my Lord Effingham, in
ord^r to be tryed for the ffact as he should appoint; for he
owned noe other power in these parts but his, we afterwards
asked the said Command^r whither he would read the power
that we came there by, or whither he would give us leave to
read it openly in his Cabin, he told us he would not suffer any

thing to be read there in the name of the Lord Baltemore, but
gave consent that Nehemiah Blackiston might read it to him-
self, and withall told us severall times that it was a bold
attempt of us to come in any such way aboard the Kings shipp
to make such a demand, and soe likewise said Nehemiah

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