176 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber B.

Spreding news at other time that Cap^t Clayborne had likewise
Comission for the Governm^t and was come up with 50 men to
take the Governm^t or at least to Support the Rebellion of Kent
which divers other Speeches and news tending to fright the
people & divert their Obedience from the Lord Propr.
3: In further pursuance and Execucon of the Said Rebellious
and hostile dessign and the better to cover and Execute the
Same, they the Said Delinquents or Some one or more of them,
come by night into the Province, and drive and carry away the
Cattle of the Inhabitants, as enemies and Robbers, and Some
of them they kill and convey over to the residue of their Con-
federates as aforesaid, and all the rest of them are privy and
accessary to Such Robberies and hostilities
And thereupon his Lordps Said Attorney prayeth that
the Said Several Delinquents now in prison, may be
Judged for the Said Several Crimes, to be banished out
of the Province, as persons incorrigible and desperate
for the Loyalty and peaceable demeanour, and all their
goods to be Confiscated to the Lord Propriary, and
their Lands to the Several Lords of whome they are
Imediatly holden, and that their persons may be kept
in Close prison untill means may be provided for their
transport, And that the rest of the Said Delinquents
not being now to be found may be proclaimed to render
themselves to the Sherriff within ten days after notice
thereof upon perill of being proceeded ag^t in their ab-
sence, & forfeiting all their Lands and goods as af^d
Jo: Lewger.

The Examination of Edward Thomson taken 18^th Jan^ry 1646
before the Governor.

This Examinant Saith that being at his house in Chickacoan
on Wednsday last, one Sam: Tailor comeing into the house
and being ask't by this Exaiant what news abroad Replyed
the Speaker (meaning ffrancis Gray) had Spoke once again,
and that they that were the Chief cause of entertaining the
present Gov^r were aimed at and their death vowed (nameing
Cap^t Price and Thornbury and Hebden) but that there was a
party that would goe over from this Place (Meaning Chickacoan)
Soe Soon as the Governor is gone to Kent or where else they
can gett an opportunity to goe over & w^d fire and burne and
destroy all that they can.

p. 210

By his Lordps Lieuten^t

You are to informe your Self by all means you may (Yea if
it Shall be needfull) by the Oath of any persons or psons other