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

Liber K.

At a Councill held at the City of S^t
Marys the 11^th day of April Anno Dom
1693

Present
His Excellency the Governor

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the honble

Coll^o Ne^a Blakiston
Coll^o Nich Greenberry
Coll^o David Browne

Capt Iohn Addison
Capt Iohn Courts

His Excellency was pleased to Communicate to the Board
& ordered to be read the following Letter from M^r Carroll
viz^t

April the 10^th 1693
May it please your Ex^cllcy
I have been now above this Fortnight in the Sheriffs custody
by your Excellencys Commitment & do Beleive your more
weighty Concerns have hindered hitherto my Examination
upon the crimes laid to my Charge but the great detriment
which my present Confinement brings not only upon my self
but likewise the Orphans whose Concerns I have in charge
forces me to give your Ex^cllcy this trouble most humbly desiring
that you will please to direct M^r Mason to take Bayle for me
under such Circumstances as your Excellency shall think most
Convenient & whenever your Excellency shall please to Call
me before you I do not in the least question, but that the
matters laid to my Charge will not appear of so high a nature
as they are present rendred to your Excellency I humbly beg
your Exc^llcys Answer by M^r Mason to
Your Excellencys most humble Serv^t
To his Excellency Char Carroll
Lionel Copley Esq^r Captain
General & Gov^r of Maryland
These

Ordered to be read Iohn LLewellins Deposition produced
and read here the eigth instant which was accordingly done
a^gn at this time and urged as a motive of Continuing his con-
finement together with severall other matters alledged against
him as of his ridiculing the Government & Contriving what in

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him Lyes to seduce & draw in others so to do pticularly S^r
Thomas Lawrence in making protest most scandalously
against Governor & Councill & his Contempt to Government
against their Majestys Interest & designs proposed & de-
manded by his Excellency the opinion & advice of the Board
whether to set the said Carrol to Bayle thereby giving him
further opportunity of doing mischief or Confine him till
further orders