Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 449

     Mr Rowland whom he took to be a Papist but does verily Lib. X.

     believe him to be a great Jacobite Mr Taylard Says that Mr

     Cood said Tho Tench Esqr who is one of his Majestys honble

     Council did hold Correspondency with him & always gave him

     an Accot of what was done in Council until such time as the

     said Esqr Tench was Admitted to his Excellency favour & to

     Sit in Council

       Then Came the honble Collo Henry Iowles Chancelr

       Mr Thomas Hatton of St Marys County appearing at the p. 67

     Board saith that he is Employed by Mr Robt Mason late Sheriff

     of St Marys County to receive Tolo for him & that by the said

     Masons Order he hath paid several Quantitys of Tobacco to

     Mr Sly upon the said Masons Accot of which he has the Accots

     by him Ordered that Colonel Low Secure the said Accots and

     send them to Annapolis

       It being offered that Mr Sly had alledged that he wanted to

     have some Depositions against his Excllcy taken in this Gov

     ernment & was refused the said Mr Sly is called in & being

     asked says he Carried Mr Philp Clark before Collo John Courts

     one of his Majestys honble Council & refused to take his

     Deposition & that the said Clark was ready to Swear to eight

     of the Articles against his Excellency

       Thereupon his Excellency is pleased to acquaint Mr Sly that

     if he or any others have any thing to swear Against him they

     may come up to the next Provincial Court & the Iustices of

     that Court will take their Depositions in the face of the whole

     Countrey for which his Excellency will Give his Order & that

     they may bring their Evidences upon whose Refusal or Denial

     to Come, his Excellency will Order them to be Summoned, &

     that he does hereby order a Copy which is given the said

     Sly the Clk of his Majstys honble Council & the Several Clerks

     of any the Courts within this Province to give them any

     Copies of Records Gratis which the said Sly or others shall

     require in order to prove the Articles by them preferred against

     him

       Then was read to the said Sly a Clause in his Excellencys

     Letter to the right Honble the Lord Godolphin relating to

     him & an other Clause in his Excellencys Letter to Mr Secry

     Vernon

       Mr Sly Offers as to the Articles against his Excellency he

     was desired to prefer them that his Excellency might be Sen

     sible that he had been out of the Country a Long time &

     Could know but Little of them but that Mr John Cood Senr

     brought Copies of Several Orders of Council & Proclamations

     to him & that he Could not be the Author of them

       His Excellency is pleased to tell Mr Sly that he can give no

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