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thought Mr. Henry Darnall was very much winked at, for suffering
Mass to be said in his House; to which Mr. Diggs replied, that he
thought it no Crime for Mass to be said there for his Family, for
they had not taken the Oaths to the Government, if Mr. Darnall had ;
and that Mr. Darnall was not present himself at Mass. That about
two or three Years ago, Mr. Basil Waring, a Papist, told Mr. Francis
Waring, that Mr. Robert Darnall, a Son of Mr. Henry Darnall, the
Attorney General, was just come into the Country from St. Omer's,
where he had been for his Education. That Mr. Francis Waring is a
Neighbour of Mr. Henry Darnall, and that he never saw Mr. Darnall
at any Protestant Church, nor ever heard any of his Neighbours
say they ever did see him, Mr. Darnall, at any.
6thly. It appears to your Committee, That Mr. John Darnall, the
Attorney General's Brother, one of the Judges of the Provincial
Court, Clerk of Frederick County, Deputy Commissary, and Re-
ceiver of his Lordship's Land Rents there, bred out of his Majesty's
Obedience as aforesaid, and not known by his Neighbours to fre-
quent any Protestant Church (his Wife being a Papist), educates
his Children as Papists also: That there are three more Provincial
Judges, who are married to Papists; two of which execute the most
considerable Office in the Government: And that most of the Re-
ceivers of his Lordship's Quit Rents, in the seven Counties on the
Western Shore of this Province, are known Papists.
7thly. Your Committee humbly report to your Honourable House,
That in the Year 1746, a certain Richard Molineux, a Popish Jesuit,
and Principal of that Society in this Province, being bound to
answer before the Provincial Court, seven Evidences were sum-
moned to testify against him for some suspected treasonable Prac-
tices; whereof only two appear to have been sworn, or sent to the
Grand Jury, as by a Copy of the Record thereof, marked A, and
hereunto annexed, may appear: And that the same Year, when an
unnatural Rebellion was carrying on in Great Britain, and many of
the Papists here manifested their Dispositions for the Success there-
of, Presentments were severally made against John Thomas, Wil-
liam Fothergill, and Bowlen Speak, for treasonable Words against
his most sacred Majesty; and were only fined, without exhibiting
any Indictment against them, or any of them, as appears by the
Record marked B, and hereunto annexed; which we humbly con-
ceive by Law ought to have been done. It further appears to your
Committee, that in the Year 1748, at the Assizes held for Calvert
County, a Presentment was made against a certain Samuel Harrison,
then Clerk of the same County, and whose Wife is a professed
Papist; who was thereupon only fined, without exhibiting any In-
dictment, as appears by the Copy of the Record hereunto annexed,
marked C; altho' Mr. Darnall, the Attorney General, was then at the
said Assize; which we likewise humbly conceive to have been a
Neglect of Duty in him, and contrary to Law.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
June 17
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