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

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

Read the Conviction of Negro Bett Pone Slave of M^rs
Goldsborough of Talbot County for attempting to poyson a
certain David Robinson her Overseer; and the Justices Re-
port thereon recommending her the said Slave as a proper
Object of his Excellency's Mercy, and ordered Pardon
which issued accordingly.

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Thursday
the 12^th Friday the 13^th Saturday 14^th and Monday the 16^th
Days of March in the tenth Year of his Lordship's Do-
minion, Annoq Domini 1761.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The
honourable

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col^o Charles Hammond
Col^o Edward Lloyd

Benedict Calvert Esq^r
Stephen Bordley Esq^r
John Ridout Esq^r

Valentine Mulkere Mariner Master of the Schooner
called the Industry, the said Master having a Letter of
Mark from George Thomas Esq Governor and Vice Admiral
of the Carribbee Islands being sworn on the holy Evangelists
of Almighty God, deposeth and saith that he cleared the
aforesaid Schooner out on a Voyage from the Port of Mary-
land to Montserrat one of the aforesaid Islands, and in
proceeding on the said Voyage down Chesapeak Bay he met
the Brig Marlborough coming up the said Bay off New
point Comfort and upon haling her and enquiring whence
she came, was answered from Jamaica, upon which De-
ponent said he should be glad to hear some News, and that
he the Deponent would come on Board of him and desired
him to bring too, which he immediately did, and Deponent
going on Board the said Brig with four Hands in his own
Boat and Deponent again asking the Master of the said Brig
whence he came, he then answered from the Cape, the
Deponent then asked him, whether from Cape Henry or
Cape Hinlopen to which he replied he was from Cape Fran-
cois, whereupon Deponent demanding a Sight of his Papers,
the said Brig's Master immediately demanded a Sight of this
Deponents Commission which being by the Deponent ac-
cordingly shewn to the said Brig's Master he perused the
same and said that he was a Pirate who granted this De-
ponent that Commission as well as this Deponent himself and
then shewed this Deponent some Papers as his Clearance

p. 274

Papers, which being wrote in some foreign Language, this
Deponent did not understand, and Deponent then asking