316 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

Willeys called the Weaving House, and that in about two or
three Hours afterwards she saw the Body of the aforesaid
William Outten carried away in a Cart by Col^o John Dennis
and some others and further this Deponant saith not.
her
Signed thus Patience Wadeloe X Hemmons
Thus Subscibed, on the day & in the mark
year above mentioned.
Jurat Coram me. R^s Holt capital Jus^t et Jus. Pacis &c.

Col^o John Dennis's Deposition Taken the 13^th Feb^ry 1759.
Sussex on Delaware.

The Deposition of Col^o John Dennis Jun^r of Worcester
County in the province of Maryland Gent, taken before me
the Subscriber at my House in Lewis in the County of Sussex
afs^d on the 13^th day of February in the 32^nd year of his
majestys reign and in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Fifty Nine.

p. 275

This Deponant being Solemnly Sworn on the Holy Evan-
gelists did depose and say, that on monday being the Fifth of
this Instant he was up at or near the Head of the County of
Worcester aforesaid, where he met with William Outten Sub
Sher. to Benjamin Handy high Sheriff of the said County;
the said Outten appearing to be indisposed, was asked by this
Deponent what was the Cause of his Indisposition, who told
this depon^t that he had been very ill Treated, on the pre-
ceeding night, by one Couberdel, for whom the said Outten
had Process in Consequence of a presentment against him for
concealing a Taxable; which said Couberdel (the said Outten
Informed him this Depon^t) with sundry other persons who
were also presented for Concealing their Taxables, attempted
to Take the said Outten by force, or would take any other
Sheriff or Officer who should Attempt to Execute any process
on any of the persons who were presented as afs^d and carry
him or them up to Sussex County in persuance of a Warrant
granted and to the said Couberdel directed, by one Draper
and one other Magistrate for the County of Sussex afs^d
which warrant the aforesaid Outten Informed this depon^t
he saw, and that the aforesaid Couberdel and Several Other
Persons informed the afs^d Outten (as the aforesaid Outten
Informed this Deponant) that they had directions from the
Magistrates aforesaid to Take the said Outten, if not to be
got else where, at Lauly Slavins being about Seven miles
Within Worcester County which warrant was granted in
the manner aforesaid upon his the said Outtens having
served process upon one Mullenex who was Also presented by