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

          Lib. x. Mr Philip Clark appearing his Excellency tells him that it is

               sworne the said Clark should report Mr John Cood said he

               had murdered or made away with Mr Henry Denton late

               Clerk of this Board for that the said Denton was a material

               Evidence for the King Mr Clark says he did not say so

                 He & Sly are Commanded in his Majestys name to declare

               if they have any Body or can themselves prove any of the

               Articles now read

                 If they can they are Commanded in the Kings Name to

               prove them before the provincial Court and his Excellency

               will send summons for the persons they name to be brought

               before the provincial Court & the lustices shall send their

               Depositions to the Secry of State under their hands & seals

                 Memd that a Copy of this his Excellencys offer was

               Delivered them by the Clark of this Board so by him

               signed

            Mr Clark say he conceives those Articles only concern the

               Persons that are the Authors of them, and do not concern him

                 And being asked why he did not prove his petition to Sr

               Edmd Andros says he could prove every article in that peti

               tion but one

                 His Excellency is pleased to tell him that if he can prove it

               he will forgive him

                 Ordered that Mrs Mary Denton go before some of his

               Majestys Iustices of the provincial Court & upon Oath give

               an Accot to the best of her knowledge what her Husband Mr

               Denton died of

                 Ioseph Venours Deposition read giving relation that on

               the day sett apait by his Excellencys Proclamation for a fast

               he heard Mr Gerrard Sly say that he went not to church when

               the Devil proclaimed a Fast

                         August the 30th 1698

                 The Council again Sate

                                Present

                         His Excellency the Capt Genl &Ca

                         Collo Henry Iowles Chancr

                         Thomas Tench Esqr

               the honble Robt Smith

                         Iohn Hammond Esqr Iustices of the Pro

                         Tho Tasker vincial Court

                 Then came Robert Mason & made Oath to his Accot of

               publick Treasury on the Western Shore

                 The said Mason also made oath to a List of Bills of Exco

               amounting to 55 l 19s 6d delivered by him to Mr John Perry

               decd by his Excellency the Governors order