Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 307

The Deposition of John Watson of S^t Maries County aged
five and thirty yeares or thereabouts
The Deponent upon oath examined saith that sometime in
the moneth of July last past, he being on board the Mann of
Warr Ketch Cap^t Thomas Allen Command^r then at Anchor in
Pottomock River falling into discourse with the Captain, and
being asked from whence he came, he the Deponent said,
from Maryland side, the Dep^t asked him, from whence he
came, he answered from Whitehall, and said he understood
the King was cheated in his customs both in Maryland and
Virginia, that many shipps came in here, which had not their
due cleareings from England, all w^ch he was to looke after;
The Deponent said th^t if the King were cheated of his cus-
toms, My Lord Baltemore was also cheated, & further he
saith not
Jurat 5^o Die Novembris 1684: Jo: Watson
coram me
Thomas Taillor

Lib. R. R. R.

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the Eighth and
Twentieth day of November 1684:

Coll Thomas Taillor
Coll Vincent Lowe
The hon^ble Coll Henry Darnall Present
Maj^r Nicholas Sewall
M^r John Darnall

Came the Sheriff of S^t Maries County and made returne of
a his warr^t of the 25^th instant for the apprehending and
takeing into custody the body of one Cap^t William Wneeler
whom he had taken and had now p^rsent as thereby he was
required, the warr^t and returne being as followeth (viz:)

Warr^t to app^rehend Cap^t W^m Wheeler
Maryl^d ss
Whereas wee have been credibly informed that Cap^t
William Wheeler hath lately and frequently uttered diverse

revileing and reproachfull speeches tending to the derogation
of his L^sps Governm^t and the disturbance of the peace of this
Province. These are therefore to will and require as also
strictly to charge and command you in the name of the R^t
hon^bk the Lord Prop^ry to apprehend and take into yo^r custody
the body of the said William Wheeler, and him safely keepe,

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