86 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1735.

Lib. M,

The Deposition of Michael Rusner of Baltimore County
Carpenter Aged about Twenty Eight Years.

This Depon^t being duly Sworn on the holy Evangelists of
Almighty God deposeth & saith that sometime in month of
January or February last was twelve months as this Depon^t
was at work on a Plantation of Thomas Cressop's Robert
Buchanan Sherriff of Lancaster County together with about
thirty men Several of whom were Armed with Hangers &
Pistols among whom this Depon^t remembers the following
Persons to have been viz. John Wright a Quaker Chief Justice
of Lancaster County Court two of his Sons John Emerson a
Lawyer Edward Smout a Justice of Peace in Lancaster County
& John Powell an Under Sherriff in Lancaster County came
up to this Depon^t & took him this Depon^t and the other Per-
sons following Viz. Philip Crevor George Soldner Posthan
Everly Leonard Mozar & Enoch Freeland and Emanuel Jones
& Carried them all Prisoners to Lancaster Goal where He this
Depon^t and the other persons mentioned were Confined ten
days & obliged to attend two Courts afterwards before they
were discharged And this Depon^t further deposeth & saith that
there never was any Indictment or Information found or
Exhibitted against this Depon^t or the other persons afores^d
that he knows or ever heard of & that he knows not why he
& the other persons herein before mentioned were taken and
Imprisoned Save that he has heard It was for working for the
said Cressop on his said Land.
Sworn 25^th October 1735
before B. Young Michael Risner

The Deposition of Philip Crever of Baltimore County
Planter Aged about thirty one years.

This Depon^t being duly Sworn on the holy Evangelists of
Almighty God deposeth and saith that some time in the month
of January or February last was twelve months as this Depon^t
was at Work on a Plantation of Thomas Cressops Robert
Buchanan Sherriff of Lancaster County together with about
thirty Men Several of whom were armed with hangers & Pis-
tols among whom this Depon^t remembers the following Per-
sons to have been Viz. John Wright a Quaker Chief Justice
of Lancaster County Court Two of his Sons John Emerson a
Lawyer Edward Smout a Justice of the Peace in Lancaster
County and John Powell an Under Sherriff in Lancaster
County came up to this Depon^t & took him this Depon^t & the
other Persons following viz. Michael Risner George Soldner
Posthan Everly Leonard Mozar, Enoch Freeland & Emanuel
Jones and carryed them all Prisoners to Lancaster Goal where