336 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

U. H. J.
p. 663

His Excellency refers it to the House to do therein as they
think fit.
Brought and presented to the Board by M^r Jones these fol-
lowing Bills viz^t
An Act for taking away all Errors in proceedings at Law
and Equity and in the Court for Probate of wills occasioned
by the late Revolution Passed the House and this Board also
An Act for selling the Naval Officers fees within this prov-
ince passed & Subscribed
June the 6^th 1692
The House of Assembly have Assented
Sign'd p Order
Henry Denton Clk Ass^t

To his Excellency the Captain General &c.
The humble petition of Edward Gold
Humbly Sheweth
In all Humbleness Complaining sheweth that whereas your
Petitioner happening to meet with one Winlock Christison
formerly dec'd of Maryland in Barbadoes and having a mind
to Come for this Country the said Winlock told your petitioner
if he had a mind to go he would pay for his passage upon
Consideration of serving four or five years which your peti-
tioner did justly serve and fulfil to his utmost of his Endeavours
whereupon he demanded his Liberty but could not get it and
being sold from one to another ever since being 20 years
could have no redress all which enforceth your Petitioner
humbly to supplicate your Excellency herein to be relieved
The Premises tenderly Considered and for that your Peti-
tioner being According to the Church of England and Baptism
thereof twice Christened and besides can make it evidently
appear that he hath been these twenty years wrongfully kept
and detained from his Liberty as a Servant would humbly
entreat your Excellency to be so Pleased out 'of your wonted
and noble Clemency to Commisserate your poor distressed
petitioners Condition that he may be set at Liberty from his
long and unlawful Slavery which Granted your Petitioner
shall ever have Cause to pray &c.

The Petitioner also did alledge that Major Sewall and one
John Hamilton and John Sumers could testify on his behalf in
relation to what is set forth in the petition
Ordered that Summons issue for them to give in their
Evidence at next Calvert County Court which was the Answer
of this Board to the petition at present viz^t