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

Liber R.

God will give me the grace as to declare the same, soe long
as he lives that is
subscribed viz. R^t hon^ble S^r
To the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry Your humblest & ffaithfull
humbly Present subject & Servant
This Philip Lynes
p Edmund Dermott.

Underneath which Letter was thus written viz.

22^th Feb^ry 1681
The Chancelo^r is Desired to Command the Clk of the
Councill John Llewellin to draw warrant for the apprehend-
ing Thomas Marshall of Charles County to appeare the first
day the next Prov" Court afore the Councill also summons for
John Bracher, John Pembroke, Philip Coomes, by the above
*John Brooke Letter, there is mention made of two persons
one should named John Bracher* but for the certainty thereof
^be the Chancelo^r may send to S^t Johns for Diermott
To M^r George Buttler. C: Baltemore

Wherevpon issued these following precepts to the Sheriff of
Charles County viz.

p. 297

Maryland ss:
Whereas Thomas Marshall of Charles County hath lately
uttered and spoken diverse scandalous mutinous and seditious
speeches ag^t his L^dspp the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry of this Pro-
vince tending not onely to the breach of his L^dspps peace and
the disturbance of the Quiett Rule and Governm^t of this Pro-
vince, but also to the takeing away the life of his said L^dsp and
others of his hon^ble Councill as to his L^dsp hath been informed
and sett forth.
You are therefore hereby willed and Required as also
strictly charged & Comanded immediately upon sight hereof
to apprehend and take into your custody the body of the s^d
Thomas Marshall and him safely keepe, soe that you have
him before his L^dsp and Councill at the City of S^t Maries on
Tuesday next the 28^th instant to answer the premisses:
Whereof faile not and for soe doeing this shall be your war-
rant Given at the s^d City of S^t Maries the 23^th Day of ffeb-
ruary in the Seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble
Charles &c^a Annoq Dmi 1681:
To Coll W^m Chandler high Signed p ord^r of the R^t hon^ble
Sher. of Charles County the Lord Prop^ry
or his Dep^ty p J Llewellin Cl Consil.
This.