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332 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1715/16.
C. P. And also the Examination of Mr Peter Attwood, before his Excellency John Hart Esqr and the Honble Lt Col Samuel Young, one of his Lordsps Council of State, and one of the Judges of the Provincial Court, as follows, Viz.
Maryland SSt Before his Excellency John Hart Esqr Capt Generall and Govnr in cheif of this Province, and the Honble Samll Young Esqr one of his Lordships Council of State, and one of the Judges of the Provincial Court On the twenty eighth day of Janry in the Second Year of the Reign, of Our Sovereign Lord King George, of Great Britain &c. Annoq Dni 1715, Appeared Mr Peter Attwood, and being Examined by his Excellency the Govnr and the aforesd Sam uell Young Esqr concerning a certain Letter by Him Supposed to be wrote, and directed to Mr William Killuck, at the Wood Yard Dated the 21st day of December, 1712 & particularly as •to the first Paragraph thereof, acknowledges the said Letter, to be by Him wrote, and deposeth on the Holy Evan gelist, that what is therein meant by the Severall Expressions, in the sd first Paragraph, was in answer to a Letter he had some time before that, received from the sd Mr Killuck wherein he had requested, a Sight or Perusall of a Sermon by the Deponent Preached Sevrll times on the following text, Viz. Per totam Noctem Laborantes, nihil Cepimus, which he has now by Him, and to induce him the sd Killuck to think, it might be onely fit to be made away with before he saw him, he used the Expression (if it be not Condemned, to Lower Germany) and tht the meaning of the Question, in the sd Letter viz, was it not to stop my Mouth from the like forseen request, was that the Deponent mistrusted, the said Killuck had rather a designe to Stop the Examinants Mouth from asking to see one of the sd Killucks Sermons, than that the sd Killuck had any reall designe, to see the Deponents; And that the Latin Phrase evinces the Deponents Comparing him selfe with a Young Novice, fitter to gain Experience from a more Skilful Person. As to the second Paragraph where mention is made of Mr James Carroll's liberality, the Depont meant an Offer made by the sd James Carroll, to Mr Killuck, of a Tract of about three hundred Acres in Baltemore County, to him or any other Preist of the Romish Communion, that would go Settle and live thereon. And that by the Expression, why shou'd we not Strike while the Iron is hot, He meant he did not know how long the said Mr Carroll, might be of that opinion, or they have the like Offer from him or any body else. As to the Words
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