humbly pray your Lspp: that if it be your Lspps: pleasure to
grant the said Ellis Humphryes his pardon that your Lspp: will
be pleased to take such care to protect us from the wrong
and injury that may accrue unto us by his being placed
amongst us againe as shall seeme most fitt and convenient by
your Lspp: Your Lspps. most humble Servtts
Henry Hosier Thomas Warren Charles Tilden
Cornelius Comegys John I Chandler William Harris
Ed: Inglish William H Hubbard Thomas Parker
Cornelius Comegys Jr Elias King
John Bowles John J T Twiney
Willam Deane
George Greene
John Addison
Michael Miller Sheriff of Kent County informes this board
from the Comissionrs of the said County, (as he alledges) that
Major Joseph Wicks haveing taken Recognizance of Ellis
Humphryes in the summe of One Thousand pounds of
tobacco to the Rt honble the Lord Propry for conservation of
the peace at the suite and procuremt of John Chandler whose
house he had threatned to sett on fire did at the County
Court table of his owne free voluntary will and accord without
the advice consent or approbation of any of the rest of the Com-
missioners or ordr of Court deliver up the said Recognizance to
the said Humphryes, And that the said Wicks had often
declared in publick that if Ever the said Ellis should apply
himself to him he would harbour and protect him in despight
of any one.
At the same time produced to this board and read the
following Peticon. of Sarah Townesend to the honble Philip
Calvert Esqr Chancelor viz
To the honble Philip Calvert Esqr Chiefe Judge for probate
of Wills and granting Administrations
The humble Peticon of Sarah Townesend in most humble
manner
Sheweth
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