140 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

Liber R.

of the hearty contrition, and humble sybmission as to y^r L^dsp

shall seeme meete
Wherefore he humbly prays your L^dsp seriously and compas-
sionately to Consider the forlorne miserable Condition of your
Pet^r and his poore wife bigg with Child without your L^dsps
Grace and favour to themwards, and that till such tyme as
your L^dspp shall please to propose what tearmes of submission
may be acceptable to your L^dspyour Pef may be enlarged and
released from the Custody of the Sheriffe of S^t Maries whereto
he is now confined.
And as in Duty bound he shall pray &c^a
Geo: Butler

Command Given to the Sheriffe of S^t Maries County to
have the pet^r before this board who being brought and viva
voce acknowledging his folly and Erro^r in what he had done
accordingly as in the petition is sett forth order Given to the
Sheriff for his Inlargement
His L^dspp Communicates to this Board his Resolution to
prorogue the Assembly till the ffourth day of September next
Ordered that Proclamation issue accordingly

Liber R. R.
p. 195

[Prorogation of Assembly.]

By the Lord Prop^ry a Proclamation
Whereas for severall weighty and urgent occasions &
affaires relateing to Our Self and the State and Defence of
this our Province, Wee did by Proclamation bearing date the
Tenth day of July last past declare the calling of a New
Assembly to beginn and be holden at the City of S^t Maries
the 12^th Day of October then next following which said
Assembly Wee did by Proclam^a bearing date the nineth day
of September last past prorogue untill the 24^tb Day of Octo-
ber then next following And from thence by Proclam" beare-
ing date the s^d 24^th Day of October Wee did also further
prorogue the same untill the Six and Twentieth Day of the
same October, which accordingly then mett and Sate at our
s^d City of S^t Maries, and there continued untill the Seaven-
teenth day of November last past, and was from thence
further prorogued untill the first Tuesday in March next
ensueing, Which s^d Assembly wee did by Proclamation beare-
ing date the three and Twentieth day of January then next
following further prorogue untill the Eighth day of May then
next ensueing, which said Eighth day of May on which our
s^d Assembly should sitt being now neere at hand, and noe
urgent occasions or affaires relateing to the State or welfare