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

Liber B.
P. R. O.

reason of the Differences among the Comiss^rs the which (as tis
represented to this Board) is chiefly occasioned by the factious
and turbalent spiritts of George Warner, Edward Jones and
Edward Blay, the said Jones alsoe reflecting upon the Govern-
ment by saying some men had Comissions for their lives as
appears by the following Depositions viz^t

M^r Richard Pullen sworn in open Court sayeth that the ninth
day of March att the house of M^r Richard Edmonds in Sassa-
frax River M^r Edward Jones did say unto him that he the said
Richard Pullen Maj^r Edward Inglish and he the said Richard
Pullen had a Comission to be Justices for their lifetimes and
further sayth not.
The same day M^r James Wroth sworn (as aforesaid) sayth
that the aforesaid Edward Jones at the same time in the same
place did say to M^r Pullen as follow viz^t You Dick you and
Major Inglish have a Comission for your lifetimes, butt Edward
Blay James Wroth Nicholas Allorne and Gideon Gundry are
to be turned out, and soe he the said Jones laughed att itt and
further saith not.
vera Copia p Phel Morrey Count: Caecill Clk.

New Comiss" ordered
for Caecill County.

Whereupon their Hon^rs think fitt to make
some alterations in the Comissions of that