514 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D. mander of his Mats hired Ship the Prince of Orange being

              sent for came accordingly & was discoursed abt it and it was

              Agreed upon that all the Ships lying up the Bay should meet

              at the Mouth of Petuxant River where the Capt Danll in

              tends to fall downe with his Ship and attend there accordingly

          p. 405  & that all the Ships up Potomoke should meet at the Mouth

              of St. Maries River and tht Ordr issue to the severall Collec

       Whitehall  tors & Navall Officers to give Notice thereof which was done

              as followes, Vizt

              Ordr abt the Vpon Representation and by Advice in Councill

              Ships attend

              ing the Men Ordered tht all the Ships Riding up the Bay doe

              of Warr (after their being loaden & Cleard) Repair unto

              the Mouth of Petuxant River and all the Ships up Poto

              mock unto the Mouth of St Maries River, there to attend in

              Ordr to goe Down together with Capt Daniell Commander of

              his Mats hired Ship the Prince of Orange to Joyne the ffleet in

              Virga under the Command of Capt Wager Commodore of the

              Virga and Maryland ffleet; and that the Officers give Notice

              thereof accordingly; and as for the Ships (if any) that Clear out

              of Pocomoke district, that the Collector and Navll Officer take

              Bond for their calling upon the Commodore at Point Comfort

              or other place where the ffleet is made up in Virginia; and that

              Majr King transmitt What Bills he takes unto George Plater

              Esq his Mats Receiver Genll

                      October the 6th 1696.

              Rich:    Kil- Richard Kilbourn of the port of Annapolis being

              bourn Dep: . ,     .     .

              abt Mr Examin'd d before his Exncy in Councill, upon his Oath

              Cood &c doth say that abt Six weeks ago being in Company

              with Mr John Cood at Mr Spourns House, where he was

              forced by the sd Cood to drink he heard the sd Cood amongst

          p. 396  other extravagant talk Say that he believed a dog or a Cow or

              a Swine had souls as well as men, and being weary of Such

              company and for his horrible cursing and Swearing he went

              his way and did not stay a Quarter of an hour in the House,

              but that he left Mr Bouye, Mr Bonner, Mr Stanley & one

              Samll Turner a Taylor in his company.

               John Stanley being Sworne says that he was in Company

        Whitehall with Mr Cood at the same time with Mr Kilbourn and does

              Remember the sd words spoke by Mr Cood which W Kilbourn

              hath made Oath to and that he had been at Severall other

              times in his company and aiway's heard him talk profusely

              and after a bantering sort of manner.