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. my remembrance he said that he was sure they would not;
after this there was some discourse betwixt M^r Thomas Grun-
win, and the said Wheeler, how the beginning of it was I know
not, nor doe I remember that I tooke any notice or gave Eare
to it, till I heard M^r Grunwin say that Cap^t Allen ought to
have made his report to the Governm^t for said the said Grun-
win, a Turks mann of warr may putt out a Kings flagg and
then how shall wee know this to be the Kings Mann of Warr,
unless he makes it known, The said Wheeler replyed that
the said Allen knew what he had to doe, and what he did,
upon this M^r Llewellin told him he did not beleive that his
Maj^tie ever granted a Commission to any man to come to nose
a Governm^t Noe said M^r Grunwin, I beleive that his Maj^tie
is for haveing of all Governm^tsunder him to be up held and
maintained, for he is a Governo^r himself of three Kingdomes,
after M^r Grunwin had said this, I told him that I thought that
Cap^t Allen ought to have made himself knowne upon his first
comeing hither, but whither he had or not I could not tell
what said Cap^t Wheeler must he come to the City of S^t
Maries, noe said I, to the head, to his L^sp if he had been here,
but now to those persons his L^sp has Deputed, what replyes
the said Wheeler must he come to a Chimney Sweeper: This
is the whole substance of what I then heard the said Wheeler
utter in words to this Effect, and further say not
Jurat in Concil die et Geo: Butler
ann. Supra diet. J LI Clk:

Maryland ss. Novemb the 28^th 1684:
Being at M^r Llewellins at S^t Maries in Company of M^r
Butler, M^r Llewellin and some others, Cap^t Wheeler came in,
and we askt him what news, he said he heard from the Kings
Ketch lately, I thereupon askt him how it stood with Coll Tal-
bott, and what was determined concerning him, he answered
that the Councill in Virginia sate about him a Thursday then
last past, and soe nothing knowne yett what was done: In

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further discourse I said that I thought that Cap^t Allen ought
to have made his report to the Governm^t at his comeing in he
answered that Cap^t Allen knew what he had to doe aswell as
I could tell him, and that he wore the Kings fflag; I said soe
might a privateere or an Algerine, and that I did not beleive
the King would grant any such Commission that should out
brave or top any Governm^t under the King, or words to that
Effect, but that he would have them make their Report to the
Governo^r ffor I said the King himself is a Govern^r and Gov-
erns three Kingdomes, and that his Maj^ly desired Governm^t
should be maintained, and not trifled upon, Then said