428 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694.

Liber K.

To his Excellency the Cap^t Gen^ll and honble Councill
The humble petition of William Morris of Somerset
County now prisoner in the custody of the Sheriff of
S^t Marys County
humbly Sheweth
That your Honours were so pleased to grant your Petitioner
an order for remitting his Body to the custody of the Sheriff
of Somerset County where he Inhabits there to find securitys
for his good abearance and appearance &c^a now may it please
your Honours your Petitioner humbly sheweth further that upon
his first Commitment to the Sheriff of Somerset County for an
Offence supposed to be by him committed Your Petitioners
Estate was then Seized upon and taken into the hands of one
Francis Ienkins and others at Present to your Petitioner un-
known to the great Grievance of your Petitioners Children,
and much to the Damage of your Pet^r as your Petitioner can
make appear so that without releif from this Board it may
prove to his utter ruin and reduce his Children to such Poverty
that they may be chargeable to the County your Petitioner
not doubting your Honours Clemency humbly prays an order
of this Board that upon his giving security to the said Sheriff
of Somerset County to answer and satisfy all demands that

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shall Come against him he may have such Power granted him
as your Hon^rs shall seem meet to collect and gather the said
Estate into his hands as formerly whereby he may be able to
support himself and Family as he ought
And your Petitioner shall pray &c^a

The Petition granted according to the following Order (viz^t)

By his Exc^lly the Gov^r & the hon^ble Councill
Nov^r 18^th 1692
Upon a Petition this day preferred to this Board by W^m
Morris of Somerset County prisoner now in custody of the
Sheriff of S^t Marys County setting forth that upon his first
commitment to the Sheriff of Somerset County his Estate or
most part thereof was irregularly & unlawfully seized upon
and taken into the hands and Possession of M^r Francis Ienkins,
and others to the Petitioner unknown whereby he is utterly
disabled from making any provision for the support and
maintenance of himself & Family, & his Children by that
means like to be brought upon the Charge of the County
Ordered that the said Morris giving good security to the
Sheriff of Somerset County af^d to answer and satisfy all just
Claims & demands that shall or may hereafter come or be
brought against him by the said Persons or others and for his
fees and charges of Imprisonm^t he be set to Bail upon his