Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1660-1661 . 395

suance of his Ma^ties said letter and the Commission to me
thereupon directed. These are in the name of the Lord Pro-
prietary to will and require yow forthwith to make your repaire
to the howse where the Court hath vsually bene kept in
Charles County, and there to reade, or cause to be read
openly the said letter from his Ma^ty Together with the Procla-
mation of his Ma^ty and afterwards those other two for comand-
ing Obedience to his lo^ps Gouernment vnder me his Lieutenant
here, and of Pardon to the Jnhabitants of Charles County And
for soe doing this shalbe your Warrant Giuen vnder my hand
and Seale this 27^th day of Nouember 1660 Yow are to make
retourne of this Warrant within ffower and twenty howers
after yow haue executed it
To M^r William Barton Phill Calvert.

Which Commission was retourned executed.
[General Pardon.]

Liber H. H.

Proclamation
By the Gouernor & Councill of Maryland

Whereas Josias Fendall late Gouernor of this Province of
Maryland hath contrary to his Oath and Trust raised Sedition
against the Gouernment of the Right honno^ble the Lord Pro-
prietary, And whereas the King's Most Excellent Ma^ty in pro-
tection of his Lo^ps iust Right hath bene Graciously pleased by
his Letters directed to the Gouernor and Councill of Virginea
and to all Captaines and Masters of Ships tradeing to Mary-
land And to all Magistrals and Officers, and other his Ma^ties
loyall Subiects in these parts to require them to be ayding and
assisting to his Lo^ps Officers in the settlment of his Lo^ps Juris-
diction here, ffor avoiding of Bloudshed, And least apprehen-
tion of Guilt and punishment should engage persons otherwise
Capable of his Lo^ps mercy in Second and vnpardonable
Crymes, J Doe hereby in his lordships name Proclaime a ffree
and Gennerall Pardon to all persons now inhabiting and
residing within Charles County who were ingaged in the late
Mutiny and Sedition for any Cryme by them Committed in
the said Mutiny (Except Josias ffendall and John Hatch, Pro-
vided they Doe imediatly Submitt to his lordships Government
now established vnder me his lordships Lieutenant and other
his Officers here Giuen at Saint Maryes vnder my hand this
27^th day of Nouember 1660
God Saue the Lord Proprietary
Philip Calvert.

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