362 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660.

Liber H. H.

to belong or any ways appertaine to his said Lordship : other-
wise to those persons who shall make Lawfull right appeare
thereto within a twelue month & a day intended to begin from
the first day of June last; And that the other three tenths be
deposited inro the hands of his Lops Gouernor to be by him
sould Hee being accomptable therefore in case any Just claime
(except by his said Lop) be made thereof within a twelue
month and a day beginning from the first day of June as afore-
said

At a councell Held at Ann
Arundell 23^o Julij 1659

Present

The Govern^t
The Secretary
Coll: Nath Vtie
M^r Rob: Clarke
M^r Ed: Lloyd.

[Order against Quakers.]

Vpon Consideracon had of the disturbance in the Civill and
military part of the Government by the Quakers.

Ordered as followeth: viz

Whereas it is to well knowne in this Province that there
haue of late bin seuerall vagabonds & Jdle persons knowne by
the name of Quakers that haue presumed to com into this Pro-
vince as well diswading the People from Complying with the
Military discipline in this time of Danger as also from giving
testimony or being Jurors in causes depending betweene party

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& party or bearing any office in the Province to the no small
disturbance of the Lawes & Civill Govern^t thereof: And that
the keeping & detayning them as Prisoners hath brought so
great a charge vpon this Province the Governor & Councell
taking it into theyr Consideracon haue thought fitt to Appoint
& doe heereby for the prevention of the like inconveniences
for the time to com Require & command all & euery the
Justices of the Peace of this Province that so soone as they
shall haue notice that any of the foresaid Vagabonds or Jdle
persons shall againe presume to com into this Province they
forthwith cause them to be apprehended & whipped from
Constable to Constable vntill they be sent out of the Province.

Articles
of agreement made & Confirmed this 29^th day of July 1659
betweene Iosias Fendall Esq Lieut^t & Govern^t of the Province
of Maryland on the behalfe of the Lord Proprietary of the one
party
and