5 2 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

are hereby required and commanded to make publick proc-
lamacon hereof and to give notice to the severall Deputies

and Delegates of the severall Counties that all Excuses set
apart they and every of them be and personally appeare at the
City of S^t Maries upon the thirteenth day of November instant
then and there to doe and consent to such things as by the
favour of God shall happen there to be ordained and enacted.
Given at S^t Maries aforesaid This 12^th day of November in
the 13^th yeare of the dominion of the Right hon^ble Charles
Lord Baltemore &c: Annoque Dni 1688.

By Council held the 13^th November 1688. The Assembly
was againe prorogued by another proclamacon in forme afore-
said to the 14^th day of November Instant.

At a Council held at the City of S^t Maries the
14^th day of November 1688.

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Present. Coll: Henry Darnall and M^r Clem^t Hill.
The hon^ble Coll: Thomas Tailler not appearing in his Lord-
ships Upper house of Assembly according to Expectacon It is
ordered by this board That writt issue in usuall manner for the
calling and summoning the said Coll: Thomas Tailler to sit in
his Lordships Upper house of Assembly.

At a Council held at the City of S^t Maries

the 15^th day of November 1688.

The hon^ble William Joseph Esq^re Coll: Henry Darnall Maj^r
Nicholas Sewall & Clement Hill Esq^re Present.
Some Letters in packets being brought to the board some
directed to the R^l hon^ble the Lord Howard in Virg^a and others.
Ordered that boate and hands be forthwith prest to carry
the said Letters to Virg^a and that the following Letter be sent
also.

May it please your Lordship
The Enclosed packet to your Lordship with the other two
packets and single Letter to Cap^t Berry Commander of his
Ma^ties Ketch the Deptford were just now delivered to us by
one John Powell who received them yesterday from on board
the ship Avarilla Abraham Wild now rideing in patuxen river
upon receipt whereof wee imediately dispatched an Expresse
therewith to Virginia in order to send the same to your Lord-