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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 541
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By the Councill
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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Coll. Wells sumo
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You are hereby required to make your per-
sonall appearance before his Lops Councill at
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the Councill Chamber in the Citty of St Maryes upon the first
day of the next Provinciall Court then and there to answer to
such matters as shall be complained of you by Maj: Thomas
Long of your County and hereof you are not to fail as you will
answere the contrary Dated at the Councill Chamber in the
Citty of St Maryes aforesaid the 28th day of Aprill in the XIIth
yeare of the Dominion of the Rt Honble Charles &c Anno.
Dom: 1687.
signed p order
To Coll: George Wells in Jam. Heath Cl: Consil:
Baltemore County these
And ordered further that the aforegoeing summons be sealed
up and by the sheriff of said County to be delivered to the said
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Coll: Wells.
To the Honble the Deputyes Lieuts in Councill
The humble Petition of Major Thomas Long
of Baltemore County.
Sheweth
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p. 94
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Maj: Tho:
Long's pet:
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That your Petr being certainly informed Mr Miles
Gibson intends to lay down and resign his place of
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sheriff of the said County yr Petr haveing formerly had the
honour to serve his Lordsps in that capacity wherein he hath
acquitted himself to the content and satisfaction of his Lop and
the said County in generall humbly prayes your Honrs he may
be admitted to serve his Lordp as sheriff of the said County
for the yeare ensueing Assureing your Honrs he will use the
utmost of his diligence, care, fidelity and capacity for the ser-
vice of his Lordp and County in the said quality, withall hum-
bly informing your Honrs that your Petr on this condition only
prays this favour of your Honrs that Mr Gibson is of himself
willing to resign his place the which if he does your Petr hum-
bly supplicates your Honrs order for Commis"for said place upon
his giveing good security as in that Case required.
And shall pray &c.
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Order for the place
if Mr Gibson resign.
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Whereupon was ordered that if Mr Gibson
himself shall resigne his Place that then the
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Petition is granted as prayed, and that the said Long giveing
security as usuall he to have Commission accordingly.
At the Court at Whitehall the 30th of Aprill 1687.
Present. The Kings most excellent Majesty in Councill.
Whereas on the 10th and 17th of July last past It was ordered
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P. R. O.
Colonial
Vol. 52.
p. 109.
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