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down to Annapolis but that they dispersed on expresses being
sent them of the Designs being dropped.
Sworn before the Governor Ar^t Charlton.
and Council 9^th December 1766.

Thomas Hynes Deposeth and saith, that he was present, at
Ralph Matson's House, when the Constable of Linton Hun-
dred brought the Child of Catharine Wheate and gave it to
Cap^t Shelby who delivered it to William Hynes, who Joined
in a recognizance with the Deponent Security in a £100 to keep
the Child from being a burthen on the County, and that he did
not hear Cap^t Shelby make use of any threatning Expressions
against Conrod Wheat, or say any thing about burning the
said Wheat's House. That he never heard, that Thomas
Brooks and Joseph Flint offered to become security on the
part of Catharine Wheat, or that Cap^t Shelby refused to accept
them as such. He further saith that he never gave any Note
nor paid or assumed to pay to Cap^t Shelby any Money for
Catharine Wheat's fine, nor does he believe that any Warrant
was issued by the said Cap^t Shelby against Catharine Wheat
on that Account. He further saith that on the last Evening
of the Old year 1765 at the House of M^r Joseph War ford after
drinking pretty freely in a Numerous Company, M" Warford
proposed that Cap^t Shelby should Marry this Deponent to
Catharine Wheate and the rest of the Company approving
much of the proposal and having got them together Joined
their Hands when Cap^t Shelby asked each of them separately
whether they were satisfied, and on their Signifying their Wil-
lingness he declared them to be Man and Wife, but that he
heard nothing of his making use of any such Expressions as
"Jump Dog, Leap Bitch and I'll be damned if all the Men on
Earth can un Marry you" that he knows nothing nor ever
heard of M^rs Warford's having received five Shillings for the
use of her bed that Night, and further this Deponent saith
not.
Sworn to this 9^th of Dec^r 1766 Tho^s Hynes,
before me.
U Scott Cl: Con.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

At a Council held at the Governor's on Wednesday the 24^th
day of December in the sixteenth year of his Lordship's Do-
minion Anno Domini 1766.

Present

His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.

The honble Benjamin Tasker, Benedict Calvert, and John
Ridout Esq^rs

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