Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1702/3. 143

    Wallace pull'd out of his Pocket an Order or warrant which     Lib. X.

    the Attestant did Conceive and verily believes was the order

    or warrant of the honble President lately given said Wallace

    upon his being sent with a Sloop for relief of a certain ship

    run on the Tangier Islands & verily Believing him to have no

    Authority to impress any of his men turned him & the Boats

    Crew from on Board the Vessel after which the next morning

    said Wallace Came on Board again and was something

    milder but the Attestant finding him to have no Authority to

    impress his men told him he should have none of them

    whereupon the said Wallace left the ship and the attestant

    endeavoured to make his application to the President for his

    Protection but not finding him at home did apply himself to

    the Honble James Sanders Esqr one of her Majestys Council

    who at his request came on Board the Attestants Ship & was

    perswaded to tarry on Board all night where early the next

    morning came Captain Bostock with the Boats Crew & Chi

    rurgeon and entring on Board bad his Crew Ask for the

    chief Mate & heave him into the Boat & two men more

    which they took away abusing hacking & cutting the mate

    who was unwilling to go with them the said Captain Bostock

    swearing many Execrable Oaths much Abusing the Attestant

    Damning him & the Voyage & threatning when the Attest-

    ant came down he would Seize the Ship & ruin him saying        p. 316

    he would meet him in the Bay & then bad the Attestant

    stand clear & when the Honble James Sanders Esqr of her

    Majestys Council as aforesaid seing the Violence used as

    aforesaid in her Majestys name commanded the peace Cap

    tain Bostock swore that he would warp his Ship along the

    Attestants ship Side

     Iur cor nobis                

            Thomas Tench             James Mitchell

            Jno Hammond

            James Sanders

     Also was read the honble Presidents Colonel John Hammond

    and Mr James Sanders Letter of the 5th of March to his

    Excellency the Governor of Virginia Vizt

          Maryland Annapolis March 5th 1702/3

    May it please your Excellency

     We are heartily Sorry that we have this Occasion given us

    to acquaint your Excellency of the ill Behaviour of Captain

    Bostock Commander of her Majestys Advice Boat Eagle upon

    which we trouble you with the inclosed Papers being Dep-

    ositions Council proceedings and his Sailing Orders for your

    Government