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mand^r of his Maj^ties Ketch, on board of whom the fact was
committed; on ffriday night it happened, on Saturday night
the news came to Maj^r Sewall, who p^rsently sent to communi-
cate the same to Coll Darnall, and on Sunday morning they
two together with the Clerk of the Councill, and M^r Carvile
went on board where they found Coll Talbott a prisoner in
Irons; after some discourse had with the Command^r in the
Cabbin, concerning his disrespectfull carriage and behaviour to
the Governm^t (of which your L^sp will have the best acco' from
the Inclosed Depositions) Coll Darnall and Maj^r Sewall twice
demanded in your L^sps name (which they said was by vertue
of his Maj^ties Charter granted your L^sp:) the delivery of the
prisoner to the Governn^t to be proceeded against according
to Law, which he peremptorily refused saying that if they
would make use of his Maj^ties name he would deliver him, but
for the Lord Baltimore he had Nothing to doe w^th him come-
ing from on board they the third time demanded the delivery
of the prisoner as before, and he again refused in manner
aforesaid, but resolved and accordingly did carry him away to
Virginia to the Lord Effingham there, whom he said he was
chiefly and onely to observe. We (as we held it our duty)
sent into Virginia our demands, coppy of our Lett^r and his L^sps
answer wee send also inclosed together with what we thought
fitt to reply unto; By all which, and the Inclosed Depositions
your L^sp will sufficiently perceive the Insolent carriage of Cap^t

Lib. R. R. R.

Alien, and how according to the best of our judgem^ts we have
proceeded, we well wish it to be to yo^r L^sps satisfaction We
have onely to recommend to your L^sps consideration that the
substance of what is charged to Alien, in M^r Bodkins, Gay-
skills Jones, Mitchells, and one of Doleberrys Depositions was
before the murder committed, whereof your L^sp: may make
what use may best suite with your better judgement. Wee
cannot but heartily condole with your L^sp: the accident, and
should (if we had been pmitted) have seene justice duely
administred. Wee have noe further to add but to assure your
L^sp: that in this and all other matters we have studied and shall
alwayes endeavo^r to approove ourselves
Your Exncys most ffaithfull humble
Dec: 3^d 1684: Servants
Thomas Tailler
Henry Darnall
Vincent Lowe
Nicholas Sewall
John Darnall

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