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

           Lib. x.   seeming to be in perfect health speaking well & standing

               about half an hour without leaning

                 His Excellency tells him he is fully perswaded that he has

               most hyocritically dissembled Imbecility & Sickness the better

               to colour his Contempts of several warrts & praecepts from his

               Excellency & this Board requiring him to come up to the port

               of Annapolis

                 His Excellency tells him that he understands that he the

               said Mason hath had several consultations with Mr John Cood

               & that held his Cabals at Mr Slys against this his Majestys

               Govt & that it had appeared upon oath that he the said Mason

               was able to ride to Mr Slys & to ride back at a great speed

               tho the said Mason had always pretended himself altogether

               uncapable to Come up to Annapolis to do his duty & pass his

               Accot as Treasurer of the Western shore

                 Mr David Krieger & Mr Zachary Allen Chirurgeons being

               sent for came & were sworn to make a true Report according

               to the best of their Judgment whether riding on Horse Back

               would endanger the said Masons health who report as follow

               eth Vizt

           p.  128 To ride on horseback a great way would have been very

               troublesorn if not very dangerous but to ride on horseback

               could not endanger his Life

                                        David Krieger Dr

                                        of the John & Thomas

                                        Zach: Allen

                 Whereupon the Sheriff of Ann Arundell County was

               Ordered to get an horse for Mr Mason to ride round the

               Town & then to bring him again before this Board

                 Where being brought the said Drs say that he has sustained

               no damage

                 Mr Mason is told that his Excellency has recd a Complaint

               against him made by Mrs Mary Denton Wido & relict of Mr

               Henry Denton late Clerk of the Council dec'd for that he the

               said Mason had sold her late husband in his Life time one

               Negro man slave a white Woman & Mulatto Child which

               said Child by the Law of this Province then was & now is a

               Servant belonging to the Ministry of King William & Queen

               Mary parish in St Marys County until it should arrive at the

               Age of thirty one years & that she the said Mrs Denton was

               threatned by the principal Vestryman of that Parish to be

               Sued for the same

                 His Excellency is pleased to ask Mr Mason if he is not &

               was not a Vestry man of that parish when he sold the said

               Negro, white woman & mulatto Child who says he was & is

               one of that Vestry