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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1715/ 16. 331
Mr William Diggs supposes Mr Rozier, carryed my Pow- C. P. der flask away with him, if so desire him to make restitution, for it belongs to Mr James Carroll, who has bought my Gun I for 50 l Sterl My Eyes grow dim, and my Candle is Expiring, and its now half an hour after eleven, so good night for this time, Pray burn the Letter for I believe its all nonsense. Together wth the Examination of Mrs Mary Hemsley which is as follows. Viz.
Maryland SSt Be it remembred, that on Saturday the twenty eighth day of January in the second Year of the Reigne, of Our Sover eigne Lord George, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King Defendr of the Faith &c. Annoq Dni 1715.
Appeared before the Honble Samuel Young Esqr one of the Members of the Council of State, within this Province, and one of the Judges, of the Provincial Court, Mrs Mary Hemsley the Wife of Mr Philemon Hemsley, of this City, and being by the aforesaid Samuel young Esqr Examined upon her Corporal Oath, by her taken, upon the Holy Evan gelist, of Almighty God, concerning, a certain Letter, dated the 21st of December, 1712, Subscribed P. Atwood S. J.and directed to Mr William Kittuck, at the Wood Yard, by the Mrs Hemsley delivered Yesterday Night, to Wm Bladen, Clerk of the Council; She Deposeth and Saith that about 12 months agoe, she lent to Mr Wm Hunter a Popish Preist at Port Tobacco a Book of the Practice of Physick, which he returned her, about eight months agoe, amongst the Leaves of which Book she found the said Letter open, and finding in the said Letter, some Latin and dark expressions, wch she was Curious to know the meaning of, shew'd it to some of her freinds. That His Excellency the Govnr John Hart Esqr having got some Hint, or Information of the said Letter, she was in His Excellency's Name by the Clerk of the Council, required and commanded, to send it him, which she did by the sd Clerk of the Council. Then the said Mrs Mary Hernsley being asked if the said Letter, now shewn her, by the Clerk of the Council, & upon which she had noted her delivery of it, to the said Clerk, and her own Hand Subscribed, with her Name, was the aforesd Letter, she had shewn, to some of Her Friends, and was in quired for, & the very individual, and onely Letter she had found, in the Leaves of the Book returned her by Mr William Hunter, as aforesd She declared it was. January 28th 1715 Mary Hemsley J urat coram me Saml Young
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