Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. 7

Digges or the hon^ble Coll: Edw: Pye) to answer the contempt
aforesaid the which precept issued as foll viz^t:

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Precept
issued.
Maryland.

The Deputies, Lieutenants to the Sheriff of Charles
Town greeting You are hereby Comanded to take
Thomas Hussey of your County if he shall be found

in yo^r Baliwick and him safe keep so that you have his body
before us the said Dep^tys Lieut^s and his Lo^ps Councill at the
City of S^t Maryes the first Tuesday in Aprill next then and
there to answer unto his Lo^p the R^t Hon^ble the Lord Proprietor
by us his Deputies of a certain contempt by him comitted
against a warrant granted by the hon^ble Coll: Hen: Darnall and
Maj: Nicholas Sewall two of the Dep^tys Lieut^s of this Province
and of his Lo^ps Councill to forbid any persons hindring or
molesting Man, horse or cart to pass and repass with Pro-
visions and necessaryes for the Com^rs of Charles County
Court at their Court house in said County and you are not to
lett the said Thomas Hussey to Bail untill he gives good
security before the hon^ble Coll. W^m Digges or the hon^ble Edw:
Pye for his appearance at the time and place aforesaid and for
his good Abearance and behaviour in the meantime as well
towards his Lo^p as the Deputies Lieutenants as all other the
good People of this Province hereof fail you not at your Perill
and see that you then and there make return of this Precept
served dated the 6^th day of March 1687.
Signed p order
Jam: Heath

p. 132

Evidence
aga^t Hussey
sum^o

The said Lynes further prayed Sum^o might
issue from this Board to the said Sher: of Charles
County to sum^o John Alwood, Ralph Shaw, John