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

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ord^r the said Henry Staples to deliver to your pef his said
wife and Child paying or secureing to be paid to the said
Staples the summe of Two Thousand ffour hundred pounds
of Tobacco in October next which s^d summe your Pet^r offered
to secure to him the said Staples by the obligation of Barthol-
omew Enalls of Dorchester County and Griffith Jones of
Talbott County, notwithstanding w^ch s^d ord^r and tender of
security to the said Staples, He the said Henry Staples still
doth deteine in his custody one of his said two sonns, and the
other hath sold into Virginia to a place and person to your
Pet^r wholly unknowne.
Your Hono^rs Pet^r therefore humbly prayes reliefe in the
premisses
And yo^r Hono" poore Pet^r shall ever pray &c^a

Ordered that the Petitioner giveing caution to the within
mentioned Henry Staples for the payment of two thousand
four hundred pounds of Tobacco together with Eight p C'
thereupon for forbeareance, to be made good to the said
Staples or ord^r by the Tenth of October next; The said
Staples doe then immediately upon such caution given deliver
to the Pet^r his Child, according to an ord^r passed in Talbott
County Court, and the prayer of the pet^r within written

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Ordered that Philim Murry Cap^t of the guard at Christina
Bridge continue with four men under him there to keepe and
maintaine the same, and that the Sheriff of Cecil County be
required to press provisions sufficient for them for the space
of ffour moneths, accordingly issued this foll precept viz:

By the Councill May 30^th 1685:
Ordered that the Sheriff of Cecil County press sufficient
provisions of meate and corne for the maintenance of M^r
Philim Murry Command' of the ffort at Christina Bridge and
ffour men under him for and dureing the tearme of ffour
moneths Signed p ord^r
J Llewellin Cl Consil

To the hon^ble the Govern" of his L^sps Province of Maryland.

The humble Petition of Peirce Archdeacon & Christopher
Mason.
Humbly shewing unto your Hono^rs that your Pet^rs have had
stolen from them severall goods and M^rchandizes to a con-
siderable value; and whereas wee are informed that severall
goods are brought in unto your Hono" which we suspect are
part of our goods and for want of sight thereof, we are in the