P^rsent
The R^tt Hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
The Hon^ble C Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancelo^r
William Calvert Esq^r Secry

The Present Clk: of the Councell being at Manahowickes
Neck in Wiccocomico River Thomas Grunwin was sent for to
Officiate in the s^d Clks: absence and accordingly sworne.
Coll: Vincent Lowe being sent for to attend the Board, the
Lord Propry desired the said Lowe to take the Oath of Chan-
cello^r w^ch he accordingly Did and tooke his place at the board.
After which was read a Commission for the Peace for the
severall Countys of this Province, and the same being
approoved off by the Board It was Ordered that (in regard
the said Commiss^o ought to have been published the 8^th Day
of this p^rsent March) it should beare Date that same Day, and
then passe und^r the greate Seale of this Province, least the
Justices for the severall Countyes should by mistake imagine
the aboves^d Commiss^r was Determined.
A Peticon of Garrett Vansweeringens was then read, but
the Debate thereof referred untill the next Councell Day.

At a Councell held at Manahowickes Neck in Wiccocomico
River the Eight and Twentieth Day of Aprill in the ffourth
yeare of the Dominion of the R^tt Hon^ble Charles &c^a over this
Province Annoq Dmi. 1679

The Lord Propry Chancelo^r
Secry P^rsent
Coll. Rozer

Where Cap^t ffrancis Partis Comand^r of the Shipp M^rchants
Consent of Lond: being summoned to give in his Evidence
concerning some scandalous speeches that had been uttered
by Cap^t Josias ffendall of Charles County, himself, and others
touching his L^spp:) was Examined upon Oath and Deposed as
foll: viz.
That about the Latter End of the moneth of ffebruary last
he this Depon^t together with M^r William Barrett being at the
house of Cap^t Josias ffendall in Charles County he this Depo-
nent heard the said ffendall say that he had been much
troubled and had greatly suffered in his Estate that now (he
hoped) the time was comeing that he might have an oportu-
nity to right himself then they fell into discourse concerning