Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694. 495

Resolved and Ordered that the said Sir Thomas Lawrence

be wholly dismissed from his Place at the Councill Board &
the Provincial Court & be Committed to the Sheriff of S^t Marys
County from thence to be Conveyed and committed close
Prisoner into the Custody of Coll Warren high Sheriff of
Charles County, without Bayle or Mainprise
M^r Robert Mason high Sheriff of S^t Marys County being
called in to testify in behalf of their Majestys against M^r Charles
Caroll for several reflecting speeches and discourses against
the Governm^t upon his Oath declareth as follows (viz^t)

Robert Mason Aged about 40 Years or there,
abouts being examined doth Depose (viz^t)
That one Day at the House of the said Robert M^r Cha
Carroll and said Robert had some discourse of his Excellency
the Gov^r and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and said Carroll made
reply to the said Robert that it was Pity there was any or so
much difference between his Excellency & S^r Thomas for he

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did beleive it would not be decided till such time as his Excel-
lency was no Gov^r or S^r Thomas Lawrence no Secretary and
that there was Letters writ to England to that Purpose this to
the best of my Remembrance and further saith not
April 8^th 1693 Rob'Mason
Sworn to in Councill
J LL Cl Councill

His Excellency acquaints the Board that being heretofore
informed of the misbehaviour of the said Charles Carrol
according to the foregoing Deposition and also the following
Deposition of Iohn LLewellin taken by his Excellency the 17^th
of March last past he had thought fit to Commit the said
Carrol to the Custody of the Sheriff of S^t Marys County untill
he shall thence be delivered by due Course of Law.
which Deposition of the said LLewellin and also the mittimus
to the Sheriff aforesaid is as follows (viz^t)

Iohn LLewellin of S^t Marys County aged Fourty Years or
thereabouts upon his Oath taken on the holy Evangelist saith
that M^r Charles Carrol (did not long since) demand of the
Deponent a Copy of the Proceedings upon the Tryal & Con-
demnation of his Beer to make sport with & laugh at in Com-
pany where he should come, or words to the same Effect so
near as the Deponent can well Remember
J LLewellin
Iurat 17 Die March 1692
coram me
L Copley

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