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      One other that has married the Governrs Daughter one           B. M.

    James Browne that was in the ship Fancy but sayes he was a       Vol. 25.

    passenger in the sd ship declares that these three persons vizt

    Edmund Lassell, Robt Clinton and Peter Claus was on board

    this ship Fancy Capt. Henry Every alias Bridgman was Com-

    mands as the Proclamation makes mention ot and notwith

    standing the Governr is about to take baile for them, & has

    sent for me before him & the Councill to know what I had to

    say against them, I told him when they were on a Tryall I

    would produce my Evidence tht was for the King before I

    thought it not materiall for fear of Corruption.

      Sr, I beg pardon for this scribling. Perry being in fear of

    loosing his tide makes this haste. I will send the particulars

    to          the Duty of

                                     Robt Snead.

    May it please yor Exncy

      Sr, I Writt by Mr Perry but he being in hast was forst to

    Right imperfit. I seizing of some Pirates & confining them

    as in Duty bound having an Accot of such inhuman Actions

    they have committed and that our factories are seiz'd, & one

    cutt off, thought it necessary not only to take up those as the

    proclamation makes mention of, but those that came in before,

    tht had committed the same crime, but Governr Markham

    with others so violently opposed me that not only threatned

    to Committ me, but Encourage those Pyrates to affront me,

    that I fear violence every minnit nit by them. He is about to

    erect a Court on purpose to tryc them, which I cannot see

    any ways to be done by Law, the intent is to cleare them

    before, or for fear of a power from yor having believed

    you may have some Ordrs from his Maty for the seizing them

    and their Estates, most of thm having made purchases here.

    I pray if yor Exncy can by any means protect me here for ser

    ving my King, I pray it from you. I have done nothing but

    according to Law but expect dayly some violence either by im

    prisonmt or other ways. I made bold to trouble this worthy

    gentleman to deliver it to yor Exncys hand which were it not

    for my Estate not being in order would heartily kiss this

    spring & pay my duty, but dare not for fear of some trick, the

    reason of my taking them up is for fear of their making over

    their estates, here being a report that there is a Power come

    to Seize them. All at present from

               Yor Exncys most humble and

             most obedient Servt to Command

                                     Robt Snead.

      Philadelphia, June 1st 1697.