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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. 21
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and Poole of, which he being in noe wise able to doe, but the
said Brown made it appear before their honrs that neither him-
self nor any of the Comissrs of Sum: County Court shewed the
least disrespect or contempt to the Letter writt in the favour
of the said Ellis by the honble Coll. Henry Darnall, Coll: Digges,
Maj: Sewall and Mr Hill to the said Comissrs but only civily
desired him the said Ellis to stay for his answer to said Lre
untill more of the Comissrs came together (being then but four
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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Capt Brown
& Poole dis-
charged.
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in number) whereas the said Ellis in a haughty
manner depted the Court, whereupon their honors
freed & cleared the said Capt Brown together with
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the said Comissrs and alsoe Poole the Attorney from any con-
tempt by them against the Gentlemen aforesaid comitted and
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Fred: Ellis
to ask pdon
or be whipt.
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thereupon discharged them from any further at-
tendance about this matter and ordered that the
said Ellis for his false Information agat the Comissrs
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Publickly in the Provinciall Court ask them pardon therefore,
and upon his refusall thereof to be comitted to the Custody of
the Sheriff of St Maryes County and by him to be whipt.
At a Councill held at the City of St
Maryes the aforesaid 5th day of
Aprill 1688
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Present
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The honble
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Coll: Thomas Tailler
Coll. Henry Darnall
Coll. Wm Digges
Majr Nicho: Sewall
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Then was the foll: Sheriffs appointed for the ensueing yeare
vizt
St Maryes County.
Mr Joshua Doyne according to his Lops Lre seen by severall
of their honors his Comissrs to comence from the date of the
yeare Mr Vansweringen's ends
Calvert County.
Mr Michael Taney
Charles County
Mr Robert Doyne
Ann Arrundell County
Capt Henry Hanslap
Baltemore County
Majr Thomas Long.
Kent County
Mr Edward Sweatman
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