374 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1721.

               Lib. X.   only John Thomas his wife and Children in the house that Mr

                    Kelton told her he came by virtue of a power from the pro

                    vincial Court of Maryland to give this deponent possession

                    of that house and Land and desired her to go out of the

                    house, she replied that she would not go out, whereupon Mr

                    Kelton told her he must take her out by force And Com

                    manded Edward Veazey in her Majestys name to Assist him

                    then Mr Kelton took hold of one of her arms and Veazey of

                    the other and led her out of the house she then cried out

                    murther and Mr Kelton told her that he would not hurt one

                    hair of her head but as he was Commanded by the higher

                    powers to give this deponent quiet possession he must do it

                    and accordingly remove the Children out of the house and

                    gave this deponent quiet Possession of it that John Thomas

                    his wife went away and in about an hour and a half came

                 p. 21   again with about twenty welch Men with her who had great

                    Clubs in their hands & with threatning speeches Confined

                    and kept this deponent in the house but after sometime let

                    Mr Kelton Veazey and Willinger go about their Business

                    who went as this depont understood to David Evans and lay

                    there that night, that the next day Colo French came from

                    New Castle with about forty men well Arm'd and took this

                    deponent and Mr Kelton Veazey and Willinger who were

                    come again to John Thomas's and carried them prisoners to

                    New Castle that upon the road this deponent meeting a

                    neighbour of his desired Colo French to stop that he might

                    send a Note to his Wife that Colo French did stop and this

                    deponent got Mr Willinger to write to his Wife to go to Mr

                    Charles Carrolls and acquaint him with his Circumstance

                    that his wife went to Mr Carroll who applied himself to Gov

                    ernnr Seymour that Governor Seymour wrotc to the Gov

                    ernor of Pennsylvania that thereupon they were discharged

                    out of the Custody of the Sheriff of New Castle after having

                    been confined four days at New Castle

                                              And further saith not

                                      his

                               Patrick P Murphy

                                     mark

                             November the 3d 1721

                     Sworn to before the Governor and Council Adam Short

                    being sent for appears before this Board and thereupon his

                    Deposition is taken which is as follows vizt

                     The Deposition of Adam Short of Christina River upon

                    Deleware but late of Cecil County in Maryland Aged Fifty

                    three years or thereabouts of and Concerning an unlawfull