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

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At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the Seaventh
day of October Anno Dmi: 1685:

Present
Coll Thomas Taillor
Coll Vincent Lowe
The hon^ble Coll W^m Digges
Coll W^m Stevens
Majo^r Nic: Sewall

Produced and read the foll Lett^r from his L^sp the R^t hon^ble
the Lord Prop^ry (viz:)

L^d Prop^rys Lett^r to the Councill for del. Coll Talbott
to the Govern^r Virg^a

Lond^o 3^d July 1685:
Gentlemen
Whereas I am informed by Lett^rs which I have very lately
reed: from Coll Taillor, Coll Digges, and Maj^r Sewall, that
Coll Geo: Talbott hath surrendred himself to the Governm^t of
Maryland in hopes to Receive his tryall there, And being
also made sensible that it formerly was, and still is the Kings
pleasure the said Talbott shall be brought over in the Quaker
Ketch into England to receive his tryall here, and that in ord^r
thereunto his Maj^tie has sent his Commands to the Govern^r of
Virginia to deliver him to Cap^t Allin Command^r of the said
Ketch, who is to bring him over hither; I doe therefore hereby
ord^r and Require you upon sight hereof to deliver or cause to
be delivered the said Talbott to the Governo^r of Virginia to
the end his Maj^ties pleasure may be ffulfilled in this matter,
whereof you are not to faile and soe I rest
Your very Loving ffriend
These to Coll Taillor Coll Lowe C: Baltemore
Coll: Henry Darnall Coll W^m Digges
& the rest of the Dep^ties of
Maryland.

Ord^r to send Coll Talbott away.

Resolved that speciall care be forthwith taken for the con-
veying away & safely delivering to his Exncy the Lord Effing-
ham Govern^r of Virginia, the said Coll George Talbott pur-

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suant to his L^sps Lett" aforegoeing and that Gilbert Clarke
have the charge thereof, and in ord^r there unto to be empow-
ered to press a good and Sufficient boate Sloop or Shallop and
four Rowers and provisions sufficient for them and a guard of