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

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

The Deposition of John Dennis Jun. of Worcester County
in the Province of Maryland Gent, who being Sworn on the
Holy Evangels of Almighty God Deposeth and saith that on
Monday being the fifth of this Instant he was up at or near
the head of the County afs^d Where he met with William
Outten appearing to be Indisposed was asked by this Depo-
nent what was the cause of his Indisposition who told this
Deponent that he had been very ill treated in the proceeding
Night by one Coverdale for whom the said Outten had proc-
ess in Consequence of a presentment against him for con-
cealing a Taxable which said Cuberdel, the said Outten
Informed him this Deponent with sundry other persons who
were Also presented for concealing their Taxables attempted
to take the said Outten by force in persuance of a Warrant
granting and to the said Cuberdel directed by one Draper
and one Watson Magistrates for the County of Sussex in the
province of Pensilvania Whereby the said Cuberdel was
directed to take the said Outten or any other Officer that
should Attempt to Execute any process on any of the per-
sons who was as afs^d presented and him or them carry into
the County of Sussex aforesaid which warrant the said Out-
ten Informed this Deponent he saw and that the afs^d Cuber-
del and Several Other persons afs^d Informed the afs^d Outten
as the said Outten Informed this Deponent that they had
directions from the Magistrates afs^d to take the said Outten
if not to be got else where at Lanta Slaving being about
seven Miles within Worcester County which said Warrant
was granted in the manner afs^d upon his the said Outtens
having Served process upon one Mullinux who was also
presented by Worcester County Grand Jury for Concealing

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a Taxable who resided within the Reputed Limits of Wor-
cester upon which the said Outten asked this Deponent what
he had best do in the matter when this Deponent Advised
that Warrant should be got to take the Several Persons
aforesaid and have them brought to Justice which might
easily be done after the Issuing the Warrant as the sheriff
and Constable might take such a Number of Men as would
be able to withstand their Insults and take them, That a
warrant was obtained and the said Deponent with Sundry
Other persons at the request of the said Outten went with

him to take the said Mullinuex who had made his Escape

from the said Outten and Sundry other persons for whom the
said William Outten had process and refused to be Taken
that after some time and before they met with any of the
Persons they were in persuit of they divided into two Com-
panies and this Deponent with one Company went to the
House of the said Mullinux, and the said Outten with the