Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 375

Councills Lre to L^d Effingham.

Maryland May 5^th 1685:
May it please yo^r Exncy:
S^r yours of the 2^d Aprill last to Coll Digges and of the 20^th
ditto to him and Coll Darnall, (being of publick concerne)
have been communicated to us, and (we conceive) fully
answered by Coll Digges, upon the returne of your Express,
and will save us the labour of Enlargeing; soe that (besides
Coppy of our last treaty with the Indians promised you by
Coll Digges, and herewith sent you) We have now onely to
advise that if your Exncy please to furnish us w^th Evidence
against Coll Talbott (now in custody) at our next Prov" Court
on Tuesday the 26^th of this Instant, This Governm^t will be
ready then to proceed against him: but if not, wee must then
desire his tryall till the next Provinciall Court following, which
will be on the last Tuesday in September next, against which
time we question not but your Exncy may by your Authority
cause such witnesses to be produced as were present at the
ffact, or cann give any Evidence ag^t him, upon his tryall, that
we may be enabled to doe therein what to Law and Justice
appertaineth, and soe approve ourselves his Maj^ties true Sub-
jects, Zealous for his L^sps Service and Interest, and
Your Exncys most humble Serv^tts
H. Darnall
W: Digges
N: Sewall
Ed: Pye.

Anne Bankes wid: Comp^lt ag^t Calvert County Com^rs cone: the
fferry.

The hon^ble Coll Henry Darnall makes knowne to this board
the Comp^lt of Anne Bankes widow and relict of Thomas
Bankes late of Calvert County deed: shewing that the Com-
mission^rs of the said County haveing contracted with her said
husband in his life time, for keepeing the publick fferry of the
said County, and since his death (at the motion of the
said Coll Darnall) haveing confirmed the same by their
promise to her the s^d widow, she had in ord^r thereunto, and in
confidence of such promise, made provision accordingly, and
hired a fitt person to manage the same, notwithstanding w^ch
the said Commission™ forgetting or not regarding their s^d
promise & Contract had since agreed with another pson for
keepeing the fferry aforesaid, to the greate disappointm^t losse
and damage of the said widow.
Ordered that the said Com^rs be mooved by Lre from this

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