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

Liber R.

rant. Dated the Seaventh Day of November in the Sixth
yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c. Annoq
Dmi. 1681 :
To the Sheriff of Charles County Signed p ord^r
or his Deputy p. J Llewellin Cl Consil
These.

Maryl^d ss: By the L^d Prop^ry & Councill
You are hereby willed and Required forthwith upon sight
hereof to summon John Hamilton and John Wright of your
County that (all Excuses set apart) they be and personally
appeare before his L^dsp and Councill at the City of S^t Maries
on Monday the fourteenth instant to testifye the truth of their
knowledge in behalf of the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry against
Edw^d Abbot of your County to what shall then and there be
propounded unto th^m Whereof lett them not faile at their
perill. Dated the Seaventh Day of November in the Sixth
yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c. Annoq
Dmi 1681:
To the Sheriff of Charles Signed p ord^r
County or his Deputy p J Llewellin Cl Consil.
This.

Both the foregoing precepts Inclosed in the following Lre
to Coll Chandler viz
S^t Maries Novemb^r 7^th 1681 :
Coll Chandler
Yours Dated this moneth I reed: and thank you for yo^r care

in adviseing therein, and for answer send you a warr^t to

apprehend Edw^d Abbott and summons for John Hamilton and
John Wright Evidences w^ch y^u are desired to execute accord-
ing to teno^r being all at present from Yo^r ffriend
I understand that the Choptico C: Baltemore
Indians are now among the
Pascattoways soe that I conceive
there will be noe great occasion for
the English any longer to remaine
there with them, therefore doe hereby
ord^r you forthwith to dismiss them
from that charge.

At the Request of M^r Edward Inglish Sheriff of Caecill
County his L^dspp ordered Summons to issue for M^r James
ffrisby, M^r W^m Peerce, M^r Nathaniel Garratt and Henry
Elderley to appeare before his L^spp and Councill to morrow the
Eighth instant, and summons accordingly issued viz.