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Lib. R. R. R,

, said he knew the Charter well enough, or words to that effect:
That from thence they fell to discouse of the Command^rs
power, and he produced his Commission and Instructions,
some of which the Deponent thinkes he read; but they alledg-
ing that he ought to have applyed himself to the Governm^t upon
his arrivallinto the Province, and civilly have made knowne his
power, he replyed he had nothing to doe with the Governm^t his
business was with the Kings Collecto^r and my Lord Effing-
ham his Chiefe Master in these parts. The greate power and
priviledge granted by his Maj^tie to his L^sp in his Charter of
Maryland was then urged to him, and that thereby all persons
civill and military were required to be obedient to his Maj^ties
Commands therein; The Command^r then replyed he knew it,
and sayd that if any occasion offered he would be ready and
willing to aid and assist his L^sp: and his Governm^t but to
deliver up the Prisoner upon any demand made in the Lord
Prop^rys name he could not, but in the Kings name he would:
The discourse being ended, and the said Coll Darnall and
Maj^r Sewall takeing their leaves, The Command' ord^red his
pinnace to waite on them ashoare; soe goeing over the sides
The said Coll Darnall once more in the name of the R^t hon^ble
the Lord Prop^ry demanded the delivery up of the prisoner to
the Governm^t but he refused again soe to doe, and thereupon
they putt off; but after the civility of the shipp shewed them,
and they gotten some distance off the Ketch, The Com-
mand^r ord^red the pinnace back aboard, and accordingly
wee were carried aboard, where the Command^r and the said
Coll Darnall and Maj^r Sewall, went into the Cabin, and had
some discourse, which was (as this Depon^t was told, and
understood by the sequell) that he the said Comand^r was
informed that they had layd waite with twenty men ashoare to
surprize his men, To which the s^d Allen added, (in the heare-
ing of this Deponent goeing downe into the Cabbin) by God
gentlemen if you offer any such thing, expect nothing but fire
and sword from me or words to that effect, but they haveing
satisfied him with the falsity of the Report, he civilly dismissed

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them, and ordered his Pinnance again to waite on them
ashoare
Jurat in Concil 3^o die John Llewellin
Decemb 1684
J Ll. Clk:

The Deponent also remembreth and further saith that Coll
Darnall (when they were aboard the Ketch) did acquaint the
Command" Cap^t Allen, that he the said Coll Darnall, and Maj^r
Sewall had issued out their warrants to the Sheriff of the
County where the ffact was committed, and where the said