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

Lib. R. R. R.

for the future upon w^ch and upon condition of her promise
wholly to desert and forsake the Company of him whom she
last married, and cleave to her s^d former husband M^r Robert
Thompson onely, with him soberly & honestly to live, It is
considered that she be acquitted of the punishm^t due to her
upon the judgem^t & sentence afores^d as to the corporall
punishm^t of burning in the hand, and ordered that pardon be
drawne accordingly.

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the 13^th Day of
October Anno Dmi. 1685:

Coll Vincent Lowe
Coll Henry Darnall Present
The hon^ble Coll W^m Digges

Maj^r Nicholas Sewall

Presented to this board by the Mayo^r Recorder and Alder-
men of the City of S^t Maries severall by Lawes by them made
for the governm^t of the said City, whereof they pray their
Hono^rs approbation, & that for their better confirmation they
would as his L^sps Deputies Signe them

They were ordered to be read as foll, viz:

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St. Maryes City ss.
At a Common Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the
first day of August in the Tenth yeare of the Dominion of the
R^t hon^ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Dmi 1685.

Present

The Wop^ll George Buller Gen: Mayor
Kenelm Cheseldine gen: Recorder

Garrett Vansweerin | gen John Llewellin
Mark Cordea Anthony Underwood | gen.
Aldermen

Abraham Rhodes'
John Baker Common Councill men
Gilbert Clarke

City of S^t Maries By-Lawes.

The Court now sitting proceeds to makeing of certain by
Lawes, for the better Rule, ord^r and good Governm^t of the
said City of S^t Maryes which are as follow in these words
(viz:)