Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 459

John Simmonds pet.

To the hon^ble his L^sps Councill &c^a
The humble petition of John Symonds.
In all humble manner sheweth unto y^r Hon^rs that your Pet^r
not regarding the request due to his Superio^rs but being ledd
away by an Evill habit of passion, hath long layne under the
severity of your Hono^rs displeasure, and was sensible he could
have noe more endeareing method to obteine your Hono^rs
compassion, then by laying himself at the ffeete of M^r Pen-

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nington and others whom he had so egregiously offended, who
noe sooner reed: your pet^rs submission but he freely granted
your pet^r the promise of Interceedeing with y^r Hono^rs for his
pardon, and the releasem^t of his bond and tedious Imprisonm^t
Your Hono^rs pet^r therefore humbly prayes that his enlargem^t
and discharge of his bond aforesaid (M^r Penningtons request
being hereunto annexed) may by your Hono^rs be mercifully
granted to your Pet^r
And your Pet^r as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c^s W^ch

petition was thus subscribed (viz:)

March 3^d 1685: By the Councill
Referred to the Provinciall Court
Maryland ss. Signed p ord^r
J Llewellin Cl Consil

John Cassocks petition

To the hon^ble the Dep^ty Governors of the Province of Maryland
The humble petition of John Casock of Charles County
Submissively sheweth
That whereas your Hono^rs humble pet^r at a Court held in
Charles County for the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry on the nineth
day of Novemb: in the yeare of our Lord 1685: was p^rsented
by the grand Inquest for the body of the County aforesaid, for
dealeing with some negros (belonging to the hon^ble Coll.
William Digges Esq^r) for two bushells of Indian pease, for
which your pet^r did honestly satisfie and pay the said negros,
And whereas the hon^ble Coll W^m Digges Esq^r aforesaid upon
your pet^rs request to him made as for his owne p^t did remitt
and discharge your pet^r yett your Hon^rs humble Pef was
prosecuted in the said Court, on the behalf of the R^t hon^ble the
Lord Prop^ry and for the same was ffined one thousand pounds
of tobacco, according to act of Assembly in that case made and
provided; Soe if your Hon^rs humble pet^r be compelled to pay
the same, it will be very much to his impoverishing and ruine,
he being a poore man and antient, and almost past his labour,
and also having a charge of children to maintaine.

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