494 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.

Liber H. H.

hereof, soe th^l the s^d Iames lolly suffer not any evill Rule or
Ord^r to bee kept in his s^d howse during the tyme of this his s^d
Lycence For the vsing of which Lycence accordingly I the s^d
Charles Calvert doe you to witt That I have bound the s^d
James Jolly in one Thousand pounds of Tobacco by Recogniz-
ance to the Lord propryetary of this pvince In witnes whereof
I have hereunto sett my hand & Seale this Seaventh day of
May Annoq Domini one Thousand six hund^rd sixty ffowre

This Day came Iames Jolly of S^t Marys County & acknow-
ledged himselfe indebted unto the lord propryetary of this
province in the sume of one Thousand pounds of Tobaccoe &

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Caske in case the s^d James Jolly (for the space of thee whole
yeares next ensueing the date hereof) shall suffer or pmitt
any evill Rule or Ord^r to be kept in his said howse esspeacially
vpon any the Lords days (called Sundays) by Gameing or
Exorbitant drinking during the time of Divine Service or shall
suffer any Servants or Apprentices to remaine Tipling or
drinking in his howse without their Masters privity, or shall
sell or give such apprentices drinke Occasioning their disord^r
thereby or shall sell drinke by retayle or otherwise to any pson
causing the disturbance of his lo^ps peace, Thus done at S^t
Mary's this seaventh day of May Anno 1664
Recognit Cora me.

[Charges against Quakers.]

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Michaell Higgins Sworne & Examined this 17^th day of May
1664 Sayth
That lohn Arnold Came to this Depon^t about a weake agoe
and told him that hee had a greate Burthen lay on his Con-
science and troubled his Soule, if caryed Secretly which hee
knew of, whereuppon this depon^f was uery inquisitiue w^th him
to know what the matter was, But hee would not tell him at
p^rsent alleging that hee feared the Quakers might p^rhaps doe
him some mischeife, And within 2 dayes after hee was con-
tented to reueale the Cause and did reueale the same to
this Depon^t w^th Prouiso, that hee should onely acquaint
M^r Standley therew^th and then if M^r Standley pleased hee
might open the same to his Lopp. the Gouerno^r which
was this — Thomas Thurstone, John Holmewood, Thomas
Turner Thomas Meeres and Mourice Baker, as also William
ffullers wife John Holmwoods wife and Sarah Marsh were
together att John Holmwoods howse, and Thomas Thurston
spoke first and sayd, that it was a thowsand pittyes that Will^m
ffuller should bee kept out of his Estate and from his wife and
famyly, and Will^m ffullers wife then made answere, that for her