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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-1687/8
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542 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

P. R. O.
Colonial
Entry Book,
Vol. 52.

that Mr Attorney should proceed by Quo Warranto against the
Charter granted to the Lord Baltemore's ancestors of the pro-
priety of Maryland as also against the Governors and com-
panies of the Colony's of Connecticut Rhode Island and
Providence Plantation and against the Proprietors of East and
West Iersey and of Delaware all in America, His Majesty in
Councill this day thought fit to order and it is hereby ordered
that Sir Robert Sawyer Knight, his Majesty's attorney generall
do forthwith put the said order in execution by causing the
Proprietors of the aforesaid places to be prosecuted on the said
Writts according to law in order to the vacating of their severall
Charters or grants.

Memord for my Lord President
That his Majesty be moved

For the signification of his Pleasure concerning the writts of
Quo Warranto issued against the severall Proprietors and
Corporations in America.
Council Chamber

18th May 1687.

Liber B.
P. R. O.
p. 94

Att a Councill held at St John's the 7th day of May Anno 1687.

Present
Coll: Vincent Lowe
The honble Coll: Henry Darnall
Coll: William Digges

Maj: Tho: Taylor
inconvent to be
examiner generall

Was then taken into consideration the great
inconveniency and prejudice caused by the re-
moteness of liveing and want of due attendance

of Maj: Thomas Taylor Exar or Deputy Surveyor Generall att
his office whereby the publick business of this Province is much
impeded resolved therefore that the said Maj: Taylor be dis-

Henry Brent
appted examr
generall.

charged from his said Place and that Mr Henry
Brent of Calvert County be constituted and ap-
pointed Examiner or Deputy Surveyor Generall

p. 95

in his room and that Sumo and order issue to the said Major
Taylor that 14 days after his receipt thereof he make his appear-
ance at St Maryes and there to some one of the Councill
deliver up what soever records relateing to the said office, the
which order and sumo issued as followeth viz'

By the Deputy Lieut3 in Councill

Order to Maj: Taylor
to come to St Maryes
& deliver records. _,

You are hereby required that 14 days after
I receipt of this Sumo you make your personall
' appearance at the Citty of St Maryes before

some one of his Lordsps Councill and to him deliver all records,

 

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