454 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1749.

Lib. C. B.

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col George Plater
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond
Sam^l Chamberlaine Esq^r

Philip Thomas Esq^r
Daniel Dulany Esq^r
Col Edward Lloyd
Richard Lee Esq^r
Benedict Calvert Esq^r

The Persons summoned on behalf of Captain Davison
appearing this Day were severally examined as follows

The Examination of Robert Lusk Mate of the Ship Mary
whereof Captain Davison is Master and now in Patuxent
River in the Province of Maryland taken before the Gov-
ernor & Council of the said Province this 22^d day of June
1749.

This Examinant being first sworn on the holy Evangels of
Almighty God deposeth and Saith That he in the said Ship
arrived on the 4^th of March at the Island of S^t Jago, that on
the 6^th of the same Month about two hours after sunset he
being in his Cabin heard some Strangers come on board the

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said Ship, that the Captain and the said Strangers were in
the Cabin making a Bargain that he heard them talking about
the Price of Goods, and that he also heard the Sound of Money
upon the Table; This Examinant also saith that he saw on the
next Morning Six Negroes on board the said Ship That the
said Ship Sailed from S^t Iago about five or six of the Clock
in the morning, that she proved very leaky on her Voyage,
and that the Six Negroes worked willingly at the Pump untill
the Ship Came within One hundred Leagues of the Capes of
Virginia, and that then they were not so forward to worke as
before
Rob^t Lusk

The Examination of Charles Menzies Surgeon of the Ship
Mary whereof Captain Davison is Master and now in Patux-
ent River in the Province of Maryland taken before the
Governor & Council of the said Province this 22^d Day of
June 1749.

This Examinant being first Sworn on the holy Evangels of
Almighty God deposeth and Saith That he in the said Ship
arrived from the Isle of May to the Island of S^t Jago One of
the Cape de Verd Islands on the 4^th of March last in the
Evening That on the 5^th of the said Month this Examinant
went with the said Captain on Shoar of the said Island of S^t
Jago and was entertained by one whom they called Captain