Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 81

Both the aforementioned Deponents being asked if the
said Marshall were then in drink when he spoke those words
Answered that he was not

John Bracher upon Oath Examined saith that sometime last
Summer neere the fall the Deponent haveing been at Alex-
ander Smiths house in Charles County to cutt a horse, went
from thence to M^r Hawkings, from whence (after he had
done his business) he also returned homewards, and M^r Paris
being then there called to this Deponent and bid him tell M^r
Marshall that he was very angry with him that he had not
heard any thing from him concerning that note he lately sent
him, and that if he had any business that Required hast this
Deponent should tell him that he the s^d Paris would that night
lye at Ralph Shawes; which Message this Deponent accord-
ingly delivered to the s^d Marshall whom he found lyeing downe
upon the bed at the Mill, but rose up and asked the Deponent
to pipe it, which this Deponent accepted and filled his Pipe,
and in discourse the said Marshall broke out in this Manner,
that he had fourty men ready, and fourty more he was to have
out of the Troope, and he would goe downe to my Lord and rail
him out and kill him, and then to the Chancelo^r and kill him, and
for the Esq^r he did not much pass, or words to that effect.
This Deponent then asked the said Marshall what he could
propose to himself by these wayes the end whereof could not
be expected other then hanging; the said Marshall replyed oh
they would doe it for if they did not the Virginians would
come and doe it, and that would proove an Idle business to
lett strangers come and doe it for them. And told this
Deponent at his Departure thus saying youle be hanged I
warrant you before you'l be One. John Bracher, signed

Liber R.

Thomas Marshall under the Custody of the Sheriff of
Charles County is called in and the summe and substance of the
foregoeing Evidences repeated to him who strongly denying
the charge therein conteined, the same verbatim is ordered to
be read distinctly to him which was done and he continued
his Denyall
He is remanded into the Custody of the Sheriff of Charles
County by him to be delivered up to the Sheriff of S^t Maries
County when he comes to be safely kept in Irons untill the
next Court according to the foll precept viz.

By the Lord Prop^ry & Councill
Maryland ss:
You are hereby charged and Commanded forthwith upon
sight hereof to Receive and take into your Custody the body

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