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board to take the same into consideration soe as to make
good their promise and Contract aforesaid to the s^d widow.

Councills Lre to Comission^rs of Calvert County Court in
favour of M^rs Anne Bankes concerning the fferry.

By the Councill May 5^th 1685
Gentl:
M^rs Anne Bankes of your County widow haveing (upon
your contract with her late deed: husband, and promise to
herself of keepeing the County fferry) made convenient pro-
vision, and hired a fitt pson for that purpose, hath this day
humbly mooved this board to incite you to a ready comply-
ance with and pformance of such your contract and promise
aforesaid, whereupon it is Ordered and you are hereby
desired to take the same into your consideration and to con-
firme unto her by an ord^r of your Court, the keepeing of the
said fferry for the yeare ensueing, that soe she may not to her
greate detriment be disappointed thereof, and have cause
further to complaine of haveing too much confidence in you
and rendred her self capable to serve the County upon your
word and promise, to noe other purpose, but her owne loss
and damage.
To the Worp^ll the Com^rs of Calvert Signed p ord^r
County Court in Court sitting J Llewellin Cl Consil
These

Councill ord^rs to be entred.

At the motion of John Llewellin Clk: of the Councill; It
was considered and ordered, that the severall Councills held
and ord^rs thereon passed dureing the late sickness of the said
Clk: be Entred in ord^r in the Councill Booke, being as foll
(viz:)

[Note. The journals have been printed in the proper chro-
nological order.]

p. 220

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the 27^th Day of
May Anno Dmi 1685:

(Coll Henry Darnall "
Coll W^m Digges
Coll W^m Stevens Present.
Maj^r Nichs. Sewall
M^r Edward Pye

Ordered that M^r Clement Hill of S^t Maries County succeed
M^r Robert Jones late of Calvert County dec^d in the place of