Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 57

at what time the Sheriff of Csecill County makes return of

an order of this board of the 8^th Day of October last to him
directed. The Returne being endorsed on the back side of
the said ord^r thus viz.
Gideon Gundry John Howell
Edward Pym Edw^d Swettnam
John James William Nowell
John Cock George Higginbotham
Summoned to appeare according to the Contents on the
other side
p me Ed: Inglish Sheriffe
James Stavely Benjamin Gundry
John Willis Edward Beck
ffrancis Harner Ebenezer Blakiston
John Wickes Richard Pulling
George Stretton Thomas Hawkins
Joseph Hopkins Rich^d Adames
Joseph Spernon
Barth Henderson
Summoned to appeare according to the contents on the
other side
p me Evan Carew Sub Sheriffe
Rich^d Nash William Mead These were not to be found
Henry Ripley Nathaniel Howell p me Evan Carew
Sub Sheriff.

Liber R.

Then again read and reheard a Petition preferred by the
Inhabitants of Csecill County ag^t Edward Inglish Sheriff of
the same County viz.

To the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry of the Province of Mary^ld &c^a
The humble Petition of those persons whose names are
here under Subscribed in the behalf of the majo^r part of the
Inhabitants of Csecil County.
Humbly Sheweth.
That whereas your L^spp was pleased to invest Edward
inglish gentl in the Office of high Sheriff of your County of
Csecil, lookeing upon him as a person deserving that trust,
yett nevertheless contrary to your L^dsps knowledge he doth soe
imperiously and insolently behave himself towards your L^dsps
good people, as causeth greate distraction and Disturbance in
the said County, in the due and legall proceedings of severall
businesses, to the greate aggreviance of the whole County,
but something for your L^dsps inspection may be requisite to be
hinted. The aforesaid Edward Inglish first comeing to his
Office of Sheriff did give the County some satisfaction in
the choice of his under Sheriff which was well approoved
off in the whole County and readily owned and obeyed

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