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saying he had hired the roome of Newton and to him had
paid storeage.
M^r James ffrisby saith that he knows or cann say little or
nothing of his owne knowledge but what he has heard from
others these transactions of M^r Inglish happening when he
was at S^t Maries upon the Assembly, but he hath been
informed the very same that now is charged to M^r Inglish.
M^r William Peerce saith to the same effect that these things
happened when he was upon the Assembly but he hath heard
severall persons complain of the proud insolent carriage and
behaviour of M^r Inglish who had given generall distaste and
dissatisfaction to the whole County by delaying and putting
off the Courts, that the chiefe motive of his subscribing the
petition was that before he returned into the County he was
informed by a person liveing in the County who meeteing
with M^r Inglish enquired of him what time the Burgesses
would returne to which the said Inglish replyed what knew he
it might be the latter end of October, he also told the said
Peerce that he beleived the people in the County would rise.
M^r Nathan^ll Garratt saith that he knows little of himself but
that generally the people in the County murmured and were
much dissatisfied at putting off the Courts by meanes of M^r
Inglish.
Richard Adames saith that when M^r Inglish attached the
Commission' he told them he would make them know them-
selves, and but the day before said in heareing of him the s^d
Adames that there should be noe Court.
Whereunto M^r Inglish haveing made his Defence and being
duely heard they were dismissed and the further consideration
thereof his L^dsp and Councill would take unto themselves.

Liber R.

John Thompson Clerk of Csecill County appointed in the
roome of Swithen Wells make Complaint that the said Swithen
refuseth to deliver to him some of the Records of the said
County being thereunto required whereupon issued the fol-
lowing ord^r viz.
By the Lord Prop^ry and Councill
Mary^ld ss:
Whereas Swithen Wells late Clark of Cecil County by an
order from the hon^ble the Secry of this Province being peremp-
torily required to deliver unto John Thompson now Clark
of the said County all and singular the Records Papers
Transcripts and Minu^ts of and belonging to the s^d County
Court, hath notwithstanding the s^d ord^r and in contempt there-
unto obstinately refused to deliver some of the said Records
and Papers aforesaid.
Ordered therefore that William Peerce and James ffrisby of
Cecil County gentl and Comission^rs of the said County Court

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