Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 71

Maryl^d ss:
You are hereby willed and Required immediately upon
sight hereof to summon John Bracher John Pembroke and
Philip Coomes of your County that all excuses sett apart they
and every of them be and psonally appeare before his L^dsp
and Councill at the City of S^t Maries on Tuesday next the
28^th instant then and there to testifye and give Evidence
according to the truth of their knowledge in behalfe of the R^t
hon^ble the Lord Prop" against Thomas Marshall of your
County also whereof they are not to faile at their perill Given at
the City of S^t Maries the 23^th Day of ffebruary in the seaventh
yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c^a Annoq
Dmi 1681:
To Coll W^m Chandler Signed p ord^r of the R^t hon^ble
high Sheriff of Charles the Lord Prop^ry
County or his Dep^ty p J Llewellin Cl Consil.
This.

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the 27^th Day of
ffeb^ry Anno Dmi 1681 :

C The R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry ]

The honble ^PhiliP ^{Calvert Es}q^r Chancelo^r present

William Calvert b sq^r Secry

Cap^t W^m Digges J

At w^ch time his L^dspp produced and commanded the reading
of a Letter from Cap^t Samuel Bourne viz

Hon'^d S^t
This Day the Dutch Docto^r being at my house and speake-
ing before Capt. Ladd, Cap^t Cleggatt, and myself that yester-
day be reed: a Letter from his mother at New Yorke who I
understand by him is the Interpreter of the Indians in them
parts who doth advise him to depart from Maryland for the
Indians doth intend to make a warr upon this Province, but in

his Letter noe time mentioned when they will come into these
parts. Soe Hono^red S^r According to my Duty to your L^dsp I
made bold to informe your hono^r of it, soe haveing noe more
at present but beg your pardon I rest.
Your Hono^re humble Serv^t to Comand
whilest
Superscribed viz. Sam^ll Bourne
To the R^t hon^ble Charles Lord Baltemore
humbly Present
haste post haste for the Publick service
Sam^ll Bourne.

Liber k.

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