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

           Lib. H. D.     not suffer any person to discourse him out of his hearing, and

                 that what he has to say in tht nature he put in Writing by way

                 of Deposition against to Morrow Morning, in Ordr to make

                 Oath to the same.

                   Vpon the sd Information the following Warrant was by

                 Ordr issued; Vizt

                   By his Exncy the Governr & Councill, Novernr 21th 1697.

                   Whereas by Information of Michaell Iudd of Baltimore

                 County Inn-hoalder it hath been signifyed unto his ExncY in

                 Councill how that John Hanstillman of Caecill County does

                 deale and hold frequent correspondence with three ffrench

                 Indian Traders, alien Enimies to his Majesty and this Govern

                 ment; and by him represented to have been chief Actors in

                 cutting off and destroying severall familyes & a Town in New

                 England. And whereas the said Judd does further give an

                 account of one Thomas Browne and severall other of the

                 Inhabitants of Baltimore County that have lately held frequent

                 correspondence with one Amos Nicholls formerly belonging

                 to Ccecill County; Nothwithstanding his Exncys Proclamation

                 and hue & Cryes for apprehending him upon complaint of

                 several1 notorious Crimes and misdemeanours he the said

                 Nicholls had perpetrated and Committed.

                   These are therefore in his Majtes name to Authorize & Em

                 power, as also will & require Major Iames Maxwell high

                 Sheriff of Baltimore County forthwith upon sight hereof to

                 go wth the sd Iudd over into Caecill County unto the Han

                 stillman; whome he is to have before some Magistrate of the

                 said County in Order to be Examined and such persons Depo

                 sitions taken, as he upon inquiry shall find requisite in that

                 behalfe, and that he use the same method against those

                 persons inform'd against living in Baltimore County. The

                 Justices before whome such Examinations & Depositions are

                 taken being hereby directed to bind over to the Provinciall

                 Court (for prosecution &ca) all such persons as they shall find

                 to have offended in either of the foregoing matters together

                 with the Evidences to prossecute them; and tht the sd Major

                 Maxwell have the severall Examinations & Depositions (so

                 taken as aforesaid) before his Exncy in Councill, at the Port of

                 Annapolis, the first day of Decemr next without faile; for all

                 wch this shall be sufficient warrant, Given from the Councill

                 Board, the day & year above written.

                               Signed p Ordr Hen: Denton Cl Concil.

                   The Deposition of Michaell Judd aged fifty Seaven years

                 declareth and saith that about the 15th day of October, Mary