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Was presented the peticon of Thomas Gerrard as followeth
To the honoble the Governor and Councell of
the Province of Maryland.
The humble peticon of Thomas Gerrard.
Sheweth
Whereas yor peticonr his whole Estate was by this honoble
Courte Confiscated, and his person banished this Province,
whereby yor peticonr is made altogether incapable of Releiveing
either himselfe, wife or Children and therefore humbly Implores
the mercy and favor of the Right honoble the Lord Proprietary
and of this honoble Courte that they will be pleased to mittigate
their Judgemt both for the said Estate and Banishmt
And yor petr shall ever pray &c.
Thomas Gerrard.
Wherevpon the Councell tooke into Consideracon the said
peticon and Desired that the Sentence of Banishmt be by the
Governor pardoned and that the said Thomas Gerrard be had
held and reputed as a Freeman of this Province to all Intents
and pourposes Saving that he shall not at any tyme beare office
within this Province, nor haue voyce in Electing nor be Elected
Burgess in any Assembly for the future Provided the said
Gerrard make Recognizance of tenn thousand weight of
tobacco, to the Lord Proprietary for his Good behaviour
towards the Governmt here.
And as to his Estate they further desired that he might have
itt restored in Statu quo prius (vizt) before Judgemt passed in
the Provinciall Courte paying his just fees to the Sherriffe and
officers of the Courte and chargeing a bill of Exchange for one
hundred pounds Sterling payable in London at tenn Dayes
sight to some person whome the Governor shall appoynte and
Give bond to pay five thousand weight of tobacco next Crop
to the Lord Proprietary And that after Recognizance entred
and bill of Exchange and bond Given as aforesaid he may haue
a pardon vnder the greate Seale according to the Intent of
theis presents
All which at the Jnstance of the Councell
the Governor Granted:
At a Councell held at St Marys 28th of February 1660
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