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

            Lib. x.   busy in order to this Country for his Post And further assured

                the said Sly that if he could make out but two of the Articles

                he would lay Mr Nicholson on his back

                 Mr Joshua Guibert Deposeth that Mr Gerrard Sly Mr Philip

                Clark & some others being at his house the Deponent pulled

                of Mr Clarks Cap & Seeming much offended said thus I

                bought that cap to face Nicholson, When Lieut Collo Low took

                Sly by virtue of a Praecept from the Council Board, Sly asked

                the Depot to be Bayle for him and he would Warrant him he

                would do that Damn'd fool Nicholsons Business for him

                 Captain Richard Clouds Deposeth that on Friday the 24th

                of Iune 1698 being at Slys house the said Sly beckoning with

             p. 55    his finger Called him into his New Room & Shut the Door in

                which Room was Mr John Cood Senr who pulled out a written

                Book out of his Pocket & said such another as this hath made

                a Devil of one Government & doubted not but that he would

                make a Devil of this Government & that he had waited four

                days for an horse to go to Annapolis to wait on the Governor.

                 That he heard Sly say the Governor durst not grant

                Commissions for fear of Displeasing King Iames

                 George Muschamp Esqr Deposeth that being at Mr Slys on

                the 24th of Iune he there met accidentally Mr John Cood Senr

                who said he was a damned Cowardly Fool and would repent

                too late of what he had done in being for Mr Nicholson for

                that he the said Cood was not one of them fools the world

                took him to be, & said he had pulled down one Government

                & wou'd do the like by this Govt seeming to Glory much, and

                said he only wanted an horse to wait on the Governor

                 Captain Edmund Payne Saw Iohn Cood Senr at his house

                on the 24th of June where the said Cood told him he feared

                being Seen by the Sheriffe but withal bid Defiance to any that

                would oppose him

                 Collo Henry Mitchell Saith that being att Mr Syles Some

                time in May last, Sly took Pen Ink & Paper & with his own

                hand wrote Major Iohn Langstons Coming Governor of

                Maryland who Came by his means & procuring, Speaking

                Slightingly of his Excellency Governor Nicholson Said, there

                were many Governors whom the King did not know to be

                Governrs

              56 Mr Philip Clark of St Marys County being in Company

                At the Same time Said that when the Governor was last in

                England in his Travels naming a Place in Yorkshire he kissed

                *     * * * * * * * & drank a health out of it

                 Iohn Shanks Deposeth that when he Served a praecept upon

                Mr SIye which required Special Bayle the said Sly huffed him

                & told him W Mason & he would do well enough for that, &

                Refused to give Bayle that when Sly last arrived Said Mason