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Int. What made you tell George Godfreys wife she need
not to feare not a hayre of his head should be touch 'd
Answ: Noe such thing. I have not seene George Godfreys
wife these two yeares, it was generally reported that my
Brother had accused George Godfrey and at his request I did
indeed say at Church that the report was false, that my Brother
never said anything against George Godfred, and that he
would justifie.
Cap^t Ashford: Being ordered by Collonell Chandler to
guard Samuel ffendall downe we had some discourse together
upon the way and he told me that when William Boyden
came down to Mad^a ffendall to enquire of Capt^a ffendall,
Madam said Boyden there is noe need to feare we have fourty
men ready at his Service

Liber R.

Ordered that Capt^a Ashford deliver Samuel ffendall and
Thomas Humphryes into the Custody of the Sheriff of S^t
Maries according to the following precept viz.

By the Lord Prop^ry & Councill
Whereas Samuel ffendall and Thomas Humphryes of
Charles County stand charged with and accused of divers
mutinous and seditious speeches practices and attempts
against his L^spps peace and Governm^t Ordered therefore that
Majo^r William Boareman high Sheriff of S^t Maries County or
his Deputy Receive of Cap^t L^t Michael Ashford and take into
his custody the bodys of the said Samuel ffendall and Thomas
Humphryes, and them safely keepe soe that he have them
before his L^spps Justices of the Provinciall Court at the next
Provinciall Court to be holden at the City of S^t Maries.
Whereof he is not to faile at his perill. Dated the thirteenth
Day of October in the Sixth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t
hon^ble Charles &c^a Annoq Domini 1681:
To the Sheriff of S^t Maries Signed p ord^r
County or his Deputy p J Llewellin Cl Consil
These.

Ordered also that summons be directed to the Sheriff of
Charles County for Beaumont brother of James Beau-
mont to appeare at next Court viz.

By the Lord Prop^ry & Council
Mary^ld ss :
You are hereby willed and required upon sight hereof to
summon Beaumont of your County brother of M^r James Beau-
mont that all excuses sett apart he be and personally appeare
before his L^spps Justices of the Provinciall Court at the next
Provinciall Court to be holden at the City of St. Maries the

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