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

Liber K.

Letter for the Peruseall of the Board for that they did rationally
suspect some treasonable treacherous matter therein Con-
tained being Certainly Informed of his having publickly
abused & bespattered the Governm^t He prays to be excused
in the matter & denys the Delivery of the Letter for that he
Conceives he is in no wise bound to accuse himself or Ridicule
M^r Randolph
The Sheriff of S^t Marys County called in &hath Committed
into his Custody the Body of Sir Thomas Lawrence with his
mittimus in Writing as follows (viz^t)

By his Excellency the Gov^r & Councill &c^a
Maryland ss
Whereas it hath sufficiently appeared and been made mani-
fest to this Board that Sir Thomas Lawrence Baronet is Guilty
of several high crimes & misdemeanors by him done &
committed & wherewith he stands charged in the misfeazance
of his Office the breach of his Oath & the trust reposed in him
the open violation of the known Laws & Statutes of England
the betraying of their Majestyts Interest and Soveraign
Authority here legally Established associating & confeder-
ating with Countenancing aiding & cherishing & abetting
their open & professed as well as private and Secret Enemies
contrary to the Peace of our Sovereign Lord & Lady the
King & Queen their Crowne & Dignity and tending to the
disturbance of their Majestys good Subjects the Inhabitants
of this Province and to divert them from their due and natural
Love & Affections, true faith & allegiance to their said
Majestys & also to deceive & defraud them of their lust
rights & Properties.
These are therefore in their Majestys Names to will &
require as also to charge & command you Rob^t Mason Gent
high Seriff of S^t Marys County or your Deputy forthwith to
apprehend & take into your Custody the Body of s^d S^r Thomas

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Lawrence if he shall be found in your Bailywick and him safe
keep so as to have & Convey him with all expedition to the
Sheriff of Charles County to whom (together with this pre-
cept) you are to deliver him (and who is hereby straightly
Charged & Commanded to receive and take him into his
Care & Charge & him in safe secure & Close Custody keep
without Bail or Mainprize until he shall be thence delivered,
or otherwise disposed of by Order of this Board whereof let
there be no fail at Perill & for so doing this shall be a Suffi-
cient warrant dated at the Councill Board the 8^th day of April
Anno Domini 1693 in the Fifth Year of the Reign of our Sov-
ereign Lord and Lady King William & Queen Mary &c^a
Sign'd p Order
J LL Cl Councill