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

Liber K.

oppose the Authority with Provision made to Secure the

Inhabitants from any assault or attempt of theirs
Signed p Order
J LL Cl Councill

adjourn to the Councill Chamber at S^t Marys

At the Councill Chamber at the City of S^t
Marys March 9^th 1692 the Councill again
met & sate viz^t

Present
His Excellency the Governor

the honble

Coll^o Nea Blakiston
S^r Thomas Lawrence
Thomas Tench Esq^r

Cap^t Iohn Addison
Cap^t Iohn Courts
Tho^s Brooke Esq^r

Ordered that Coll Nicholas Greenberry of Ann Arundell
County and the rest of the Chief Military Officers of other the
respective Countys of this Province be advised & required by
Letter from this Board to Press and employ all the Smiths
within their respective Precints and Commands for the imme-
diate Cleansing and fixing the publick Arms to them respec-
tively belong⁸ which was accordingly done
Coll Blakiston offers to the Consideration of this Board that
he being the Kings Collector & having Occasion to press a
Man in the City of S^t Marys for their Majestys Service the
said man belonging to M^r Denton he did oppose the same
refusing to Obey and told the said Blakiston in insolent
manner that it was a grievance to the Countrey of which he
would complain to the Assembly and thereupon took away
his said Man not suffering him to obey the precept of the said
Blakiston

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It was thereupon proposed and moved to the Board that
for the Contempt of the said M^r Denton and his dissaffection
thereby expressed to the Kings Service and Interest S^r Thomas
Lawrence be moved to remove the said Denton from his
Clerks Place under him & put in his Room some other more
honest deserving Loyal Person or at least to Suspend him till
he Clear himself of the aforesaid Charge W^m Bladen being
appointed to serve the said Precept is called in and upon his
oath examined Saith that he the Deponent being empowred
by Coll Blakiston to go on Board & also to press men to
unstow the Ship Margarett of London then under Seizure did
on or about the Month of Ianuary 1692/3 imprest one Stephen
Blachford a Servant to M^r Henry Denton who took him away
without any discharge & not long after this Deponent going