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        That a Letter be writ to Mr Isaac Milner to the Same effect Lib. X.

      & to tell him that we have desired Captain Paggen to assist

      him

        The said Letters being writ were Signed by his Excellency

      the Governor & his Majestys honble Council then present

        Mr Hunter a Romish Priest and Iesuite being sent for Came

      before the Board & says that he hath been several times at

      Mr Gerrard Sly's house in St Marys County where he heard

      him to make reflections upon his Excellency the Governors

      Proclamations

        Mr Hunter is required to draw up his Deposition in writing

      Memd that a Copy of his Excellencys Proclamation Re

      straining Popish Priests from going to sick peoples houses

      unsent for was delivered to the said Mr Hunter who gave a

      receipt therefore

        The said Mr Hunter is Required to Shew the other Priests

      his Order of the Said Proclamation he being the Chief of p. 87

      them in this Province

        Ordered that the Sheriff of each County shew the said

      Proclamation to the Ministers of the several Parishes within

      their County & give them Copies thereof & where there is

      no minister to the chief Vestryman

        Mr Iohn Broadhurst of Calvert County appearing at the

      Board is asked if he was not in Company with Mr Thomas

      Iohnson & Captain Richard Smith when Iohnson said that all

      the people were Rogues to the Govt Mr Broadhurst says he

      was in W Iohnsons Compa & Capt Smiths Compa

        The said Mr Broadhurst is ordered to draw up his Deposi

      tion in writing

        Mr Notley Rozier of Charles County appearing his Excel

      lency tells him he has been informed that he has been very

      often in Mr Sly's Company therefore requires him to give his

      Deposition what he hath heard the said Sly Mr Cood or others

      their Associates say in relation to this his Majestys Govt or

      himself the Governor thereof

        The said Mr Rozier saith that he hath been often in Mr Sly's

      Company and will give his Deposition of what he heard

        Produced & read a Letter from Lieut Collo Low with a

      warrant to take Mr Robert Mason upon which he made Re

      turn that he had taken the said Mason who Languished &

      said that he was not in any Condition to be brought up to

      this Port of Annapolis without Endangering his Life

        Wherefore inasmuch as the said Mr Robt Mason is now p. 88

      under arrest of the said Sheriff hath so far prevailed with him

      to returne him Languishing in prison Pretending such his

      disability of Body to be brought up hither but forasmuch as

      he hath often Counterfeited & dealt hypocritically upon this