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

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Sheweth and in humble manner
representeth to your Hon^rs
That your Petitioner for 16 years past has had the Hon^r to
serve his Lord^p as Comiss^r of Justice of Peace in his County of
Baltemore and by orderly succession has been this 8 yeares the
second of the Quorum in the said Commis^o; in which place he
hath to the utmost knowledge skill fidelity and integrity served
his Lord^p the R^t Hon^ble the Lord Propr^r as alsoe his good peo-
ple within the said County and is not conscious to himself of
the least misdemeanour by him committed any wayes deserveing
his Lo^ps or your Hon^rs displeasure yett notwithstanding to your
Pet^rs great Grief and dissatisfaction of mind (in a late Comission
for the said County) your Pet^r is left out as a person not
capable or not worthy to serve his Lord^p in the quality he had
soe long continued your Pet^r humbly throws himself at your
Hon^rs feet and supplicates your Hon^rs to make him sensible
wherein or how he hath incurred his Lord^ps or your Hon^rs dis-
favour (himself being altogether ignorant of what hath been
the occasion of soe signall a displeasure) And if the same has
not been through your hon^rs personall knowledge but by the
information of some other person (as your Pet^r hath some
cause to suspect) he humbly prays to be heard before your

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Hon^rs and if anything shall then appear before your Hon^rs that
you shall think worthy of such discountenance your Pet^r will
most willingly submittto your Hon^rs determination But if other-
wayes then humbly prays your Hon^rs your Pet^r that you will
be pleased some way to signifie the same soe as itt may take
of that scandall, ignominy and reproach as your Pet^r by the
occasion aforesaid lyes under among his neighbours as a per-
son not thought worthy to serve but to be discarded from His
Lord^ps and your Hon^rs favour. Not but that your Pet^r beleeves
severall Gentlemen of the said County more worthy and
capable to serve his Lord^p and the said County in the afore-
said capacity then your Pet' and would be heartily glad your
Hon^rs should excuse him but he then humbly prayes your
Hon^rs itt may not be with disgrace to your Pet^r unless itt
appeares to your Hon^rs he deserves itt. And shall pray &c.

The aforegoeing Petition is referred to the first day of the
next Provinciall Court.

Majr Long's order
to sumo Coll:
Wells.

And whereas the allegations in the Petition
of Coll. George Wells in behalf of himself
and County was the cause Maj^r Long was