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

           Lib. H. D.     Clear the Briganteen, by this your Exncy may Guess what Jus

                 tice his maty may Expect from that Governr or Governmt wch

                 is all &Ca

                The Information of Thomas Robinson Esq.

                          This informant Saith

                 Mr Tho: Rob- That upon the 16th of June (as he Remembers)

                 insons infor-       .     -

                 mation about he came to Philadelphia where he tht Night

                 the Privateers waited upon Governr Markham & Shew'd him

                 at Philadelphia &c: the Coiiiission & patent he had from the Earl of

                         Romney, in Relation to prizes, and told him that

                 he heard there was one Robt Chinton, Edmund Lassell, and

                 a Dutchman tht were in Prison, wch were Suspected to be of

                 Every's Crew, saying the Goal was insufficient to keep them,

                 therefore desired they might be better secur'd; who said they

                 should tht night; The next morning Mr Cole the Landlord of

                 the House where this informant lodged came up into his bed

                 Chamber and told him that Robt Chinton & Edmund Lassell

                 had broke Prison & were gone That abt Ten a Clock tht day

                 he waited upon the Governr again and told him it was a very

                 ill managed Business to let the two principal Criminalls about

                 Town Escape after tht manner, who for answer said that he

                 was neither Sheriff nor Goaler and that the County ought to

                 be fin'd for letting the Goale be insufficient. That the same

                 day or the next day after he went to the Prison to see the

                 place where they were said to make their Escape and at the

                 bottom of the Dore did see where there had been a board of

                 about 14: inches long and 10: inches broad ript off; but could

                 not possibly believe that men of that bulk could get through

                 at such a place, especially Chinton, who is said to be a very

                 ffat grosse man That the sd morning they broke prison the

                 Govr issued out a hue & Cry to take them with a Promise (by

                 the Bellman) of a Reward of ffive Pounds a peice to any one

                 tht should Apprehend them. That in the Afternoon one

              p. 98  Hannah Witt came to this Informant & ffrancis Jones before

                 whom she made Oath she had seen the sd Chinton and

                 Lassell three times tht day among a parcell of Bushes near

                 a place called the Centure in Philadelphia Chinton having a

                 sword by his side, a pistell in one hand, another stuck in his

                 girdle and a musket upon his Shoulder; one John Clapole

                 Sheriff of Philadelphia County being then by told the Woman

                 tht he was sure she was mistaken for that they were not there;

                 whereupon this informant went to the Governr & -acquainted

                 him with these matters and desired he might have his speciall

                 warrant to Apprehend them seeing they were so nigh, to wch

                 the Governr made Answer that he knew of noe business this