5 1 2 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers. Vol.
XVIII, No.
148.

tome, or Imposition for the same. Provided that care be taken
by his Ma^ties Officers that under pretence hereof his Majesty
be not defrauded of his Dues and Customes, or any Pitch,
Hemp or Tarr, which is not of the growth Production or Manu-
facture of these Plantacons.
Iohn Nicholas.

Liber H. H.
p. 212

Persons added to the Com^on of Kent County (uizt)
Jonathan Sybray de Coram
Mathew Read
William Elliott dated 23^th Decemb^r 1664
Deliuerance Louely
Rob^t Dunn

p. 213

To the R^t hon^rble the Leiv^t Generall
The humble peticon of Margarett Hawkins

Sheweth That whereas Cap^t John Norwood late Sherriffe of
Ann Arrundell County hath taken away from your pet^rs hus-
band, Cattle to the Vallue of one thousand pounds of tob,
vpon pretence of a breach of an Act of Assembly by his Sonn
Entituled an Act for Millitary discipline when in truth he was
never Sumoned thereunto by any Officer nor had knowledge
thereof, as may app^r by the Sold^rs denying any parte of the
said fyne they knowing itt to be vnjustly taken he not refusing
to send his Sonn to the place of Millitary Exercise when-
soever Summoned therevnto
May itt therefore please yo^r hono^r that seing the Soldiers
willingnes to remitt, their parte of the fyne your hono^r would
be gratiously pleased to remitt yours and that an Ord^r to that
Effect may be sent from your Honno^r vnto the sayd Cap^t Nor-
wood to Deliver the said Cattle againe in your pet^rs husbands
hand and your, peticoner as in duty bound shall pray
Lett the peticon be granted
Charles Calvert

Whereas Margarite Hawkins in her peticon declared that
John Norwood late Sherriffe of Ann Arrundell County hath
Cattle to the vallue of one thousand pounds of tobacco from
her husband taken, in Satisfaccon of a fyne due for not appear-
ing att Musters, in Which peticon she prayes that as the Sold^rs
on their, partes hath quitted their Jnterest to the sayd fyne
that the other part may be likewise remitted
Wherefore itt is ordred that the said ffine be fully
remitted, and the said Cattle soe taken from the said
Hawkins be againe restored and delivered into the