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

Liber R.

their perill. Dated at the City of St. Maries the Eighth Day
of October in the Sixth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble
Charles &c. Annoq Dmi. 1681 :
Signed p ord^r
p J. Llewellin Cl Consil.

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Ordered also that the Attorney Gen^ll appeare for the Com-
plainant to sett forth his Case.

Thomas Grunwin Clk. of S^t Maries County Court according
to p^rcept of the agth September last makes returne of that
County Court proceedings against Cap^t John Coode w^ch being
read ordered that summons issue for the Commission^r present
at the said proceedings w^ch accordingly did as followeth viz.

By the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
Maryl^d ss: & Councill
You are hereby willed and required to summon Cap^t Gerard
Slye, William Hatton, Richard Lloyd, Joshua Doyne, Clement
Hill, James Bowleing, Joseph Pyle, George Thompson, Wil-
liam Boareman Jun^r John Dent, and Richard Gardner of S^t
Maries County gentl that all excuses sett apart they and
every of them be and personally appeare before his L^spps Jus-
tices of the Provinciall Court at the next Provinciall Court to
be holden at the City of S^t Maries the Eighth Day of Novem-
ber next ensueing to testifye in behalf of the R^t hon^ble the Lord
Prop^ry against Cap^t John Coode the truth of their knowledge
to such matters and things as shall then and there be pro-
posed unto them whereof they are not to faile at their perill.
Dated at S⁽ Maries the Eighth day of October in the Sixth
yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &^c Annoq
Domini 1681 :
To the Sheriff of S^t Maries Signed p ord^r
County or his Deputy p J Lewellin Cl Consil.
These.

Then read in Councill a Petition preferred formerly by
Stephen Gary Sheriff of Dorchester County to his L^spp and his
L^spps answere thereunto endorsed on the back side viz.

May it please your L^spp and honourable Councill that your
L^spp Com^on of peace hath few in number in Dorchester County
onely Eight whose names are M^r William Stevens, Majo^r
Thomas Taylor, M^r John Brooke, M^r William Dorringto'n who
are of the Quorum but the s^d Dorrington refuseth the Oath
for Conscience sake: of the Justices M^r Bartholomew Ennalls,
M^r Charles Hutchins, M^r John Alford, M^r Henry Hooper, soe