Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 515

Lieu^ts together with the advice and consent of his Ldps Councill
have thought fitt and doe hereby ordain that the said Generall
Assembly be prorogued untill the 27^th day of this Instant
October Hereby willing and requiring the Sheriff of S^t Maryes
County forthwith to make publick Proclamation hereof in the
most publick and convenient Places in the City of S^t Maryes
that thereby the severall Deputyes & Delegates of the respec-
tive Countyes (now supposed to be within the said City) may
have notice thereof and that they and every of them all excuses
sett apart come and personally appear att the said City
upon the said 27^th day of this Instant October to doe and
consent to those things which shall then and there by the
favour of God happen to be ordained by and with the advice
and consent of the Great Councill of this Province concerning
the state and welfare thereof as alsoe to give notice to such of
his Ldp's Councill, as shall now be found in the said City that
all excuses sett apart they alsoe be and appear att the day and
place aforesaid to the end and purpose aforesaid.
Given att the City of S^t Maryes under the Great Seal
of this Province of Maryland the 26^th day of October in
the XI^th year of the Dom: of the R^t hon^ble Charles, &c.
An: Dom: 1686
Henry Darnall Keeper.

Att a Councill held att the City of S^t Maryes the 27^th day of
October Anno 1686

Present

Coll. Henry Darnall Maj: Nich^o Sewall
The hon^ble Coll. William Digges the hon^ble Coll. Edward Pye.
(Coll. Will^m Burges

The hon^ble Maj^r Sewall produced a Letter to the Board from
his Lordship the Postscript whereof relating to the Assemblyes
meeting is as followeth.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Letter from
his Ldp to
Maj: Sewall
touching
Assemb:

London Sept: 2^d 1686.
Nick Sewall
Being and rest Dear Nick
Your very affectionate Father in Law
C. Baltemore

Postscript
I understand that the Assembly is appointed to meet in
October next butt unless there be great occasion for their
meeting I desire and hereby order you to signifie to all my
Deputies that I would have itt prorogued till Aprill following
C. Baltemore

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