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

          Lib. x. At a Council held at the Port of Annapolis the 27th day of

          p. 124 August in the tenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord

              King William the third &ca Annoq Dni 1698

                               Present

             His Excellency Fra Nicholson Esqr Capt Genl

                           Colo Henry Iowles Chancellor

                  the honble Major Iohn Hammond

                           Mr Wm Dent his MajstYs Sollr Genl

                Mr Philip Clark being brought to Town in Custody of

              Robert Clark under Sheriff of St Marys County His Excellency

              is pleased to tell the said Philip Clark that he had sent for

              him because it appeared to him & his Majestys honble Coun

              cil by many Depositions that he Iohn Cood Robert Mason &

              Gerrd Sly had endeavoured to raise a disturbance in the

              Province even tending to actual Rebellion

                And that it appeared by the Sheriffs return of the Praecept

              to him directed that he the said Clark had fled thereupon

                Mr Philip Clark says that he did not fly he is told that he

              went into Virginia & says he was there about five or six days

                Mr Clark being asked if he had been in Goods Company in

              Virginia says that he has & eat & drank with him at Mr Spen

              cers in Virginia

                Is asked if he surrendered himself upon his Excellencys

              Proclamation & says he did not

                Is asked if he knows were Good is now Mr Clark says he

              has not seen him since he was last in Virginia

                And being asked if Cood was not at the General Court in

              Virginia says he thinks he heard him say he was

                The said Mr Clark is told that the reason why his Excellency

              sent for him up so soon before the Court is not only to put an

              end to & prevent his raising further Disturbances & Como

              tions but to convince him & his Associates that he was to be

              taken by a warrant from his Excellency & that none of them

              were above the Law

          p.  125 The said Mr Clark is asked if he never had any corn muni

              cation with one Mr Hunter a Iesuit says never but once

                Produced & read a paper containing several Articles of

              Charge against his Excellency the Govr Mr Clark says it does

              not concern him but thinks he had heard Cood read such a

              paper.

                And an Article Accusing his Excellency of Chambering &

              threatning the members of Assembly to make them comply

              with him

                His Excellency is pleased to say that he did send for Clark

              because he understood he had a Letter from the Treasurer of