448 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1725.

             Lib. x. On which Deposition was thus endorsed

                   The within Deposition was taken at the house of Mr

                  Thomas Bordley and that the said Deponent did ask the

                  said Bordley in what manner he shoud draw the first part

             p.  138 of the Deposition whereupon the said Bordley did write

                 the words first in a Copy and the said deponent Cant

                 remember that the said Bordley did anything more to the

                 deposition than what first mentioned by the Depont and

                 that the said Bordley has the Deposition amongst Poulsons

                 papers

                   March 17th 1724              Thomas Iobson

                   Sworn to before me

                        Cha: Calvert

                   Sworn at this Board May 22d 1725

                   test Geo Plater Cl Concil

                   The said Thomas Iobson at this Board further deposeth by

                  way of Explanation that to the best of his remembrance Mr

                  Bordley only writt these words following Vizt (Thomas Iobson

                  Aged thirty six years or thereabouts being Sworn on the

                  Holy Evangelist deposeth that) and (June the 14th 1723

                  Sworn to as above before) being at the bottom of the said

                  deposition and no more

                   Test                         Thomas Iobson

                    Geo. Plater Cl Concil

                   Whereupon Mr Bordley being Called before this Board

                  was desired by the Governor to produce the Originall Deposi

                  tion which he accordingly produced and upon perusall of the

                  same the whole appears to be Mr Jobsons hand except the

                  the two last Lines being Mr Griffiths and the date and pro

                  bate being Mr Bordleys who himself at the Board Acknowl

                  edges that at Jobsons Request he did write the form of the

                  Preamble on a piece of paper and gave it to the said Jobson

                  and that when Jobson brought the Deposition again he writt

                  the date and probate thereto but never intended to make any

              p. 139   use of it nor was he any otherways concernd in it but appre

                  hends that the said Iobson made that deposition Imagining it

                  would be some excuse for his not delivering the Bills which

                  were some time before demanded of him

                   Upon the Governors asking the said Bordley why he Con

                  cealed the said deposition for two years without acquainting

                  his Excellency he answered that it was accidentally put up