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     was resolued to send souldiers to fetch mee the depont & Abraham Liber B B
     Morgan and to punish Abraham Morgan as theife, To which I an
     swered that I was ffree from Sr Robert hauing a passe to passe
     through any of his Maties dominions acting nothing against his
     Maties Interest and that Sr Robert had nothing to doe here in Mary
     land, Colt Vtye answered that they had theire Commcon from his
     Matte I answered that my Lord had allsoe his Commcon from his
     Matie Colt Vtie answered that there was a greate difference betweene
     my Lord and Colt Niccolls for Colt Nicolls was Leiutennt Generall
     of all these pts of America that he had seen his Common and all his
     papers, and that he had letters and Instruccons from Colt Nicolls
     and Sr Robert Carre to speake wth the Leiutennt Generall here, he
     must goe Necessaryly to St Marys but he had greate Bussiness there,
     he was not afraid of the Leiutennt Generall twas now his time to
     looke his Enemyes in the face, and for what Concern'd the warrt [p. 487]
     from Mr Cowrsey he would not Obey it, besides that he had noe time
     to goe downe to st Marys at prsent for he must of Necessity goe to
     Delaware for Sr Robert stay'd for him and that he must carry that
     booke, hee askt him what booke it was, He told me it was the lawes
     of Maryland and this deponant tooke the Booke and lookt into it
     and found it To be soe, & further saith not
      Jurauit 7th January 1664  Alexander D'hinoyossa
     Coram me Philip Caluert
     Sworn in Open Court
     the 3d March 1664/5
        Daniel Jenifer Ctke

      Ordered that Colt Nathaniell Vtie be taken into the Sherriffe Cus
     tody and finde sufficient security for his good behauiour till the next
     Prouinciall Court then to make his appearance to answere what shall
     be further objected agst hime

     To the honble Gouernor and Councell

      The humble petn of Barnaby Jackson Sheweth

      That whereas yor petr did take into his howse one Samuell Cooper
     sonn of Sampson Cooper deceased who was of yor petrs former ac
     quaintance and neer Countryman for whose sake I did promise his
     aforesaid sonne he making Complaint to mee that he was like to be
     uery much wronged of wt his father had left him the which was left
     in the handes of Hugh Lee decd whose relict or widdw being now
     the wife of William Price did deney and disowne that there was any
     Estate of Coopers left in his or her possession and the said Cooper
     being but a youth and not hauing wherewithall to Commence a suite
     in law for the recouery of his right desireing yor petr to assist him
     and that he would pay yor petr what Charge yor petr should be out
     concerning his bussiness, Now soe it is that yor petr being of a greate