152 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

           Lib. H. D.    understanding they have now an Annuall Sallary allowed

                 them for keeping Boat and hands, he thinks it for his Mats

                 Service that they immediately fit themselves therewith and

                 does advise that they each of them take a Survey or View of

                 their District and mark well what Rivers, harboures and

                 Creeks are within the Same, without which they will be much

                 to seek and that after they have taken such view, they make

                 return, what place they think most proper for their Residence,

                 and withall does recommend that Mr Muschamp keep a ffre

                 quent and good Correspondence with his Mats Collr of Poto-

                 mock on Virginia side which will be a good means to prevent

                 any illegall Trade used that way.

                  Produced and Read at the Board John Chiles Information

                 & Ordr by his Exncy thereon issued, Vizt

                  The Information  of John Chiles of his Mats Colony of Virg

                               This Informant Saith.

                  That being lately at New York he happen'd in Company

                 with the Guner belonging to his mats ifrigot the Richmond,

                 whom he heard telling to Some Gentlemen then in Company

                 how that he was sent (by Capt Evans his Comander) to Pen

                 silvania in pursuit of three Runaway Seamen; where he

                 obtain'd a Justices Warrant; by virtue whereof two of the sd

                 Runaways were Seiz'd and in his Custody but afterwards

                 Rescued from him by Severall Seamen in the Town of Phila

                 delphia, and he himself beaten and grossly abused by them

                 particularly at the Instigation of one Mr Andrew Morris a

                 Magistrate and one of the Councill of that Governmt That he

                 heard say at Philadelphia, how that Charles Goss a Pyrate was

                 kill'd there, by a ffrench Man about Sunday last was a Sen.

                 night, and that at the sd Goss's ffunerall, one Capt Snead a

                 Magistrate of that place had Stab'd a Man as he was Standing

                 upon his Guard and defending himself from ffour or ffive

                 men that assaulted him there.

                  That there lyes a great Ship betwixt upland & Philadelphia

                 said to be mounted with thirty six Gun's, which this Informt

                 Say's brought in a great many Servants, but very few Goods

                 for which he had Cocquets as this Informant was told by Mr

                 Vanderheyden and some others who Reported likewise that

                 they believed the sd Ship had brought in more goods by

                 Reason she Stay'd some time below, before she Came up into

                 those parts, where it is imagin'd She might put the Same on

                 Shore.

              p.    532 The sd Informant further Saith that he heard it Credibly

                 Reported there were a great many privateers up and down

                 the Governmt of Pensilvania That two of them had lately