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442 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.
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Lib. R. R. R.
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The said Downes haveing custody of the scale as aforesaid,
and by vertue of his said Comon did issue forth severall writts
and process betweene Court and Court, all which were by the
Commissionrs of the said County at the last County Court
adnulled vacated and held for nought alledging that such,
writts and process were not legally issued by the sd Downes
as being noe sworne Clk ;
That Coll Surges heareing the opinion of the sd Commis-
sionrs in manner aforesaid did then declare to them and advise
that the sd ffrancis Downes was really & bona fide constituted
Clk of that Court by Cornission from the honble the Secrys, and
that said Bonner was noe longer Clk there, and therefore
recommended to them the Delivery of the Records to the said
Downes, to avoid further trouble, but contrarily they still
remaine in the custody of the said Bonner to the great
hinderance & delay of proceedings in that County.
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p. 290
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Was then produced and read the foll Letter from the
Comrs of that County Court (viz:)
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Ann Arr: County Comissrs Letter to the Secry cone:
the Clks place
Ann Arrundell County ffebry the 19th 1685:
May it please your Honrs
Wee had this day brought before us in Court sitting, a
Cofnission under your Honors hands and Seale of Office,
thereby Impowering Mr ffrancis Downes to be Clk of this
County, which wee with all Imaginable respect and Honor reed:
but the said Mr Downes by ordr of Coll Burges, haveing reed:
the County Seale, & issued forth all writts under his owne
hand as Clk returnable this Court, without acquainting this
Court, or haveing taken the oath to Officiate as Clk of this
County according as the Law in such cases directs, by meanes
of which Iregularity all writts and process wee conceive are
void in Law; This Court was forced to adjourne without
doeing the. Counties business, And upon peruseall of the
Records of this Court, Mr Bonner our former Clk: by reason
of sickness and want of Bookes for Records, could not enter
up many Judgem" of greate moment & weight in time,
which this Court conceives, (the said Mr Downes not being
acquainted with the minutes and notes of our said now Clk:
and being utterly unacquainted in the managemt of such
business that it may proove very prejudiciall to the Inhabi-
tants of this County, who have judgemts unentred upon
Record, and very dishonrble to this Court, Doe therefore with
all submission humbly request for the safty of the people and
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