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

Lib. R. R. R.

the Sheriff desire Maj^r Ringold to appeare and sitt with the
above Commission^rs the said Maj^r Ringold appearing and
being desired to sitt, he very peremptorily refused and said
he would not sitt, which Answer of Maj^r Ringolds was Ordered
to be recorded, And that all Suito" and all other psons con-
cerned at the s^d Court were desired by the abovesaid Com-
mission^rs to take notice of the appeareing of the s^d Maj^r
Wicks, M^r Hosier, and M^r Miller to sitt and serve his L^sp: and
Countrey and that it is not by or through their meanes or
neglect that any pson should suffer in any thing depending in
the said Court, they being very ready and willing to serve his
L^sp: and Countrey according to the trust reposed by his L^spp in
the s^d Commission"
Taken from the Record Elias King Clk Coun Kent.

Ringold to Wicks Hosier & Miller Answer.

An Answer to the pretended Order or Complaint of Maj^r
Wickes, M^r Hosier, and M^r Miller Commission" of Kent
County against Maj^r James Ringold.
ffirst. That on the 16^th Decemb: last M^r Wickes came to
New Yarmouth with M^r Evett and M^r Connor, and there
importuned the said Ringold to joine with them to lay a new
leavy, the leavy being duely laid before pretending some
other Accompt due to the said Wickes and some other psons,
The said Ringold asked them how they would doe for a
Clark, the said Wickes said he could make One, then the said
Ringold asked how they would doe for a Sheriff, and the s^d
Wickes answered there needed none, at which time the said
Ringold told him, he would have nothing to doe with any
such matters, the Leavy for the County being duely made up
the first December 1682:
Secondly. That on the 28^th July 1682: by order from yo^r
L^sp: the Justices being warned to hold a Court for Election of
Delegates, the s^d Wicks & Evett tooke occasion in a scan-
dalous manner to upbraid the s^d Ringold and the said Connor
for haveing given Edward Swettnam the Oath of Dep^ty
Sheriff, The said Wicks, Hosier Evett and Miller haveing
made an order before that, that the said Swettnam should

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not be sworne or serve as Sub-Sheriffe, And the said Wickes
said that he -would have his orders observed or else he would
be noebody.
Thirdly. That on the 25^th January by the ord^r of the s^d
Miller and Evett One George Greene Cryer of the Court
made Proclamation for Cap^t William Laurence One of your
L^sps Justices by the title of a Mann Child about 52 yeares of
age, and if any pson or psons would carry him before the s^d