566   Appendix to Council Proceedings, 1696— 1729.

             B.   M. man about Sunday last was a sennight & tht at the sd Gosses

             Vol. 25. funerail one Capt. Snead a magistrate of tht place had stab'd

                 a man as he was standing upon his guard and defending

                 himself from four or five men that assaulted him there.

                   That there lyes a great ship betwixt Upland and Philadel

                 phia say'd to be mounted with thirty-six guns, wch this Inform

                 ant says brought in a great many servants but very few Goods

                 for wch he had Cocquets as this Informant was told by Mr

                 Vanderheyden & some others who reported likewise that they

                 believed the sd ship had brought in more Goods by reason she

                 stay'd some time below before she came up into those parts

                 where it is imagined she might put the same on shore.

                   The sd Informant further sayth that he heard it credibly

                 reported there were a great many Privateers up and down

                 the Governmt of Pensilvania & that two of them had lately

                 broke out of Philadelphia Goale, which were supposed to be

                 of Capt. Every's crew.

                   That as he travelled through Pensilvania & the Jerseys to

                 N. York great inquiry was made of him (understanding he

                 was sent by his EXnCY Sir Edmd Andros his Mates Governr of

                 Virga upon an Express) whether or noe he brought any orders

                 concerning the Privateers or if the Privateers were taken up

                 in Virga

                   Taken before his Exncy the Gov-

                 ernr at the Port of Annapolis the Hen. Denton, Cl. Concil,

                 first day of July, anno 1697.

              By his EXnCY the Governr &ca July the 1st 1697.

                   Upon credible Information this day rec'd how that a great

                 many Privateers and Pyrates lay sheltering up and down the

                 Province of Pennsylvania whereby Encouragemt is not only

                 given to the looser sort of seamen and servants of the adja

                 cent Governmts to run to them, but are also protected, har

                 boured, aided & assisted by open force and violence among

                 them, as well seamen belonging to his Mates men of warr as

                 mercht men dayly committing severall violences and outrages

                 to the very great disservice of his Maty and damage of his

                 subjects and forasmuch as it is supposed they may have some

                 design on foot so soon as an Opertunity offers to effect it,

                 whereby the frontier parts of this his Mates Province lay

                 equally exposed to hazard with those of Pensilvania:

                   Ordered therefore that public and speedy notice be given

                 to all officers military and civill belonging to Caecill County

                 within this Ma't's Province of Maryland and all masters of

                 ships riding in those parts that they be upon their guard and

                 take particular care (more especially the Sheriff) to prevent