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Philip Coomes upon Oath Examined saith that sometime in
October last past or thereabouts he this Deponent being then
very ill went to the Mill at the head of Wiccomico River to
speake with Doctor George, whom this Deponent not finding
there went into the Company of Thomas Marshall, who in his
discourse in the heareing of this Deponent said he would be
one of the fourty men (if he were well mounted) that should
goe downe to take the Lord Propry and the honble Chancelor
and kill them, for said he I have Letters now at this Present in
the house, of other persons but they shall be nameless at this
time, and I should not have said what I have said, but that I
take you to be my ffriends all that are here.
Philip Coomes. signed
John Pembroke upon Oath Examined Saith that he heard
Thomas Marshall in the presence of Philip Coomes John
Brooke and himself (being then altogether present in the
Roome at the Mill) say that first he would goe to my Lord &
kill him, and then downe to the Chancelor and for the rest he
would doe well enough mark of
John P Pembrooke
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