Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 381

	ffor Dorchester County.	Major Tho: Taylor Capt Henry Tripp Quorum John Brooke Bartholomew Ennalls	Lib. R. R. R.
		Charles Hutchins Henry Hooper John Alford Justices Edward Pindar
	John Taylor Sheriff
	ffor Cecill County.	Capt Joseph Hopkins Edward English Nathaniel Garrett Quoru. Wm Dare
		George Warner Richard Pullen Edward Jones Gideon Gundry Justices Nicholas Allum Edward Blay
	William Peirce Sheriff

At the motion of M^r Roger Brooke late high Sher. of Cal-
vert County was ordered to be read the foll paper (viz:)

Whereas M^r Roger Brooke Sheriff of Calvert County hath
a greate quantity of tob^o about 30000^l due to him upon the
publick acco' and it being in small parcells cannot be reed:
this p^rsent yeare, wee whose names are und^r written, doe
desire that if your Hono^rs think convenient and fitting, The
said M^r Roger Brooke may be Sheriff of the said County the
ensueing yeare, ffor otherwise as he informes us he will be
ruined and undone by the same Office.

John Griggs
Ric: Marsham
Geo: Lingan
Roger Brooke. John Craycroft

The Office of high Sheriff of Calvert County being already
conferred by this board on M^r Michael Taney, their Hono^rs can-
not answer the above request of the Com" of the s^d County

Came and made his appeareance M^r W^m Peirce high Sheriff
of Cecil County, accused and charged for not haveing pursued
the precepts and ord^rs of this board to him directed, more
especially the warrant for apprehending Coll Talbott. He