Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 445

said Butler, and therefore sent him in the Comission for
Charles County meerely out of kindness to him and to prevent

further loss of time as in the Lett^r is sett forth, to continue
him therefore in Calvert County according to his request they
conceive will fully answer his L^spps designe and Inclination
toward him; and therefore It is considered and ordered by
this board that the said Butler continue Clk of Calvert County
Court, and that Richard Boughton apply himself again to the
hon^ble the Secrys concerning the Clks place of Charles County.

Lib. R. R. R.

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the 2^d Day of
March Anno Dmi. 1685:

Coll Vincent Lowe
Coll Henry Darnall
The hon^ble Coll W^m Digges p^rsent
Coll W^m Stevens
M^r Clem^t Hill

Taillor & Burges. Reference to the Councill

Referred to this board by the hon^ble Coll Thomas Taillor &
Coll William Burges a difference betweene them for a certaine
debt claymed by said Taillor, of said Burges as security of
Robert ffrancklyn, late high sheriff of Anne Arrundell County
deed: upon which cause of action hath risen and the said
ffrancklyn & Burges bond putt in suite by procurem^t of the
said Taillor.

Both parties Coll Thomas Taillor and Coll William Burges
upon their Hono^rs assume to submitt themselves to the judgem^t
and Determination of the board, and the more to confirm the
same mutually interchange a peice of Silver of six pence value
thereby binding themselves each to other their Heires
Executo^rs and Admin^rs in the just summe of two hundred
pounds sterl to stand to and abide the award and Determina-
tion of the board therein.
M^r Thomas Burford as Atto^rney for Coll Taillor and M^r
Kenelm Cheseldine for Coll: Burges admitted to state and
open the case to the board.

Taillor ag^t ffrancklyn acc^t

Coll Taillors acc^t produced and read wherein he charges the
said ffrancklyn and gives him creditt as foll (viz:)

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