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Liber K.

correspondency with you upon all Acco^ts my Wife joins with
me in the tender of our best respects and service to your good
Lady and Family and I take leave to assure you that I am
Your Excellencys most humble Servant
L:C

all which I was very desirous to have signified with with my

own Hand, but my present indisposition & distemper under

w^ch I have Laboured these seven weeks past and will I fear at
last terminate in a Fistula still continues such and so grievous
that I am forced to make use of anothers pen as p the Char-
acter you will perceive which I hope your Excellency will can-
didly excuse being still forced to keep my bed
Jdem
LC:

The honble Captain Iohn Courts being amongst others
nominated & appointed one of the Iustices of a special Court
of Oyer & terminer to be kept and held at S^t Marys the 15^th
day of November next for the tryall of those persons accused
for the late Murder of Rob^t Kemble in Baltemore County it
was ordered that notice thereof be given the said Courts by
the Clerk of this Board to be and appear accordingly at the
time and place appointed without fail—which was done as fol-
lows Viz^t

p. 96

Captain Courts
S^r I am commanded by his Excellency the Governor and
Councill to give you notice and I do hereby acquaint your
Honour that you are nominated one of the Iustices of a special
Court of Oyer & Terminer to be held by a special Commission
at the City of S^t Marys on the 15^th day of November next for
the tryall of those Murderers brought out of Baltemore County,
wherefore you are desired in no wise to fail of appearing at
the day and place aforesaid to execute the said Commission
I am
Your Honours most humble Servant
29^th October 1692 LL

Memd
Here followeth a Letter to the right Honourable the Lords
of the Committee of trade and plantations concerning S^r Tho^s
Lawrences Proceedings according to the Result and order of
Councill passed thereupon the 14^th & 15^th day of October
instant (viz^t)
Maryl^d October 14^th 1692
May it please your Lordships
Since the Departure of the grand Fleet from hence we have