Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1746. 371

Baltimore County ss.
The Deposition of John Metcalf of the af^d County being
sworn before me the subscriber One of his Lordships Justices
of the Peace for the County af^d deposeth and saith That He
this Deponent about seven or Eight Weeks ago was at
M^r Bourdillons in Baltimore County at which time M^r
Chase was present, and that the said Chase said, well I
think Richards is to be high Sheriff, and that in Case It was
so, he believed he would not continue long as such, and called
the said Richards several Rogues and Villians, and said that
if the Governor did intrust him with such a Place, he was no
better than the said Richards, and that It was a Shame to put

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such a fellow as Richards at the head of the County, and that
He was sure the Governor and M^r Janssen was high Sheriff
and was to have the Benefit and that Richards was only
Deputy Sheriff under them or Words to that purpose and fur-
ther saith not, Taken in the presence of the above said Rich-
ards & Chase this 29^th of November 1746 before
W^m Hammond

The Deposition of the Reverend M^r Thomas Chase Rector
of S^e Pauls Parish in said County aged about thirty years be-
ing first sworn before me, One of his Lordships Justices of
the Peace for the County af^d deposeth and saith That He this
Deponent did some months ago hear M^r James Richard of
the af^d County curse and damn the Young Princesses for a
Parcel of damned Bitches and Whores and especially Princess
Amelia, who he said that Bitch went down to Bath to Kid ;
and further saith that he heard the said Richards damn the
Duke of Cumberland for a Beefheaded Son of a Bitch and a
Bull headed Dog; And further saith That He heard the said
Richards say that He personally knew the Pretender & that
by his God he was the cleverest fellow he ever saw in his Life,
and as to his Conduct and Carriage He had as good as Ever
a Man on Earth; This Deponent being asked by the said
Richards, when and at what Place he heard him express him-
self as above, who answered as to the time he could not re-
member, but as to the Place It was at M^rs Bourdillions & fur-
ther saith not Taken in the Presence of the abovesaid Rich-
ards this 29^th of November 1 746 before
W^m Hammond

The Deposition of M^r Francis Jukes of Baltimore County
aged twenty six years being sworn before me the Subscriber
One of his Lordships Justices of the Peace for this County
deposeth and saith That He this Deponent did hear a Certain
William Paine say that M^r Chase had wrote to the Governor

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