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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 287
before the Company marched he got something better, and Lib. J. R.
resolved tho' he risqued his Life, he would endeavour to go & U. S.
with the rest, and accordingly went with his Baggage on
Board Edward Drugan's Vessel which was impressed to
carry them, and staid some Time there waiting and ready
to go ‘till he heard they the rest were all gone in the other
Vessels.
James Poole proved by the Oath of a credible Witness,
that he has been in a very ill State of Health for this
eighteen Months past, and constantly subject to the Flux
and fretting of the Bowels on every slight Cold he catches,
and quite unfit for such a Service, and the said Poole declared
that tho' he was conscious how unable he was to undergo such
a Service, and that he expected he must lose his Life by the
Attempt, yet being terrified with the Punishment he appre
hended he should be made to suffer for his Refusal resolved
to go with the rest and accordingly packed up his Baggage, p. 249
and it was proved went with Thomas Honour on Board
Edward Drugan's Vessel in Order to go.
The above are all the People in the said Warrant that the
Constable then brought before me, he then said they were all
he had been able to take I told him he ought to get the rest
as soon as he could, since which he brought none before me,
nor have I heard that he has carried any before any other
Magistrate ‘till last Saturday he brought John Hicks junior
before me who desired Time to get Witnesses, and Time was
given him till a further Day, the Sheriff was also present
who arrested him on some civil Process and took him to Goal
where he now is, I shall take Care and hear his Excuse soon,
and if it does not appear sufficient will commit him, and shall
take to charge the Constable to attend his Duty and get the
rest as soon as he can.
Upon the above Excuses being made and proved to me, I
in Conscience & on the best of my Judgment thought them
sufficient, and that I ought not to commit the People, and I
would beg Leave to observe to your Excellency & Honours
that thô all those People so brought before me had such
suift and reasonable Excuses, as my Duty obliged me to dis
charge them, yet as you were not made acquainted with the
Reasons and only heard they were discharged it is not im
probable I may appear in an unfavourable Light to your
Excellency and Honours, and that you may suppose I have
assumed Powers the Law did not give me, and have acted
unjustifiably; But I hope notwithstanding when you receive
this Account which is a very just one, of the Matter my Con
duct will appear blameless, If I have not acted right it has
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