Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 55

By the Lord Prop^ry and Councill

Ordered that M^r James ffrisby M^r William Peerce, M^r
Nathaniel Garrat and Henry Eldersley (all excuses sett apart)
they and every of them be and personally appeare before
his L^dspps Councill at the Councill Chamber at the City of S^t
Maries to morrow morning the Eighth instant, to testifye the

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truth of their knowledge in such matters and thinges as shall
then & there be proposed unto them. Whereof they are not
to faile. Dated the Seaventh Day of November in the Sixth
yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c Annoq
Dmi 1681. Signed p ord^r
p J Llewellin Cl Consil.

Mendii the 9^th Day of November 1681. Thomas Mudd of
S^t Maries County gentl haveing given his Deposition before
the hon^ble the Chancelo^r the same was by his L^spp ordered to
be Entred in the Councill booke viz

The Deposition of Thomas Mudd aged thirty four yeares
or thereabouts sworne saith viz
That sometime in the Spring of this yeare meeteing with
M^r John Dent at the house of M^r George Boareman dis-
courseing of news out of Engl^d and likewise of the news
here, he the said Dent told me that not long before he mett
with Cap^t Josias ffendall, who told him that the Sinniquos
were comeing downe to Assist the Catholicks, and further
discourseing that he thought it would be troublesome times
with the Catholicks; And what the said Dent could gather by
the words of ffendall he thought he was ready to rise, and the
said Dent asked ffendall whither it was not dangerous to rise
till he had further news out of England, and the said ffendall
replyed that then it might be too late. And further the
Deponent saith not Tho: Mudd.
Juravit die nono Novembris 1681 :
Philip Calvert

Memdu the 10^th Day of November 1681: M^r John Dent of
S^s Maries County haveing reed: summons make his appear-
ance and gave in this following Deposition viz.

The Deposition of John Dent of S^t Maries County gentl
upon oath taken on the holy Evangelists is as foll viz.
That about the last Spring of the yeare (to his best Remem-
brance) the Deponent haveing been at M^r Hatches house, and
in his way homewards, upon the Road in the woods neere
John Goodies, mett with Captⁿ ffendall, who (after mutuall

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