Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 93

at the City of S^t Maries some tyme dureing this present Pro-
vinciall Court to answer unto such matters and thinges as
shall be propounded unto them, whereof lett them not faile at
their perill. Dated the Second Day of May Anno Dmi 1682:
Signed p ord^r
To the Sheriff of S^t Maries John Llewellin
County or his Deputy Clk Consil.
These

Came Joshua Doyne with James Bowleing and Thomas
Mudd of S^t Maries County gentl his security who offered
themselves as such to be bound with the s^d Doyne to the R^t
hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry for his the s^d Doynes duely and truly
executing the place and Office of high Sheriff of S^t Maries
County for the ensueing yeare, w^ch in a bond of two hundred
thousand pounds of Tobacco is accepted of, Maj^r W^m Boare-
man Assigneing over his prisoners p Indenture is dismissed
and the said Doyne appointed to succeed him in the Office of
sheriff aforesaid.

Came James Ringold of Kent County gentl and exhibited
to this board his Complaint ag^t Michael Miller Sheriff of the
same County conteined in the foll petitions (viz)

Liber R.

To the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry in Council
The humble Petition of James Ringold Sheweth
That the Com^rs of the s^d County about two yeares since did
allow out of the County Leavy unto Richard Swettnam ^4000
of Tobacco, 1538 part thereof the s^d Sweatnam did by a note
under his hand ord^r Michael Miller then and still Sheriff of the
s^d County to pay to the Petitioner, which s^d summe the s^d
Miller hath not yett paid much to the Damage of yo^r Peti-
tioner, & contrary to the trust reposed in him as Sheriffe
The premisses considered the Pet^r humbly begs that the s^d
Sheriffe may answer the premisses, and that such ord^r may be
taken therein as to y^r L^dspp shall seeme meete.
And he shall pray &c^a

Resolved that the Petitioner hath his remedy at Law and
doth not properly lye within the Cognizance of this Board.
Wherefore he is dismissed without further heareing.

Memdu the 5^th Day of May Thomas Burford gentl Atto^r-
ney gen^ll being appointed to Examine John Pryor and other
the persons with him summoned accordingly tooke the follow-
ing Depositions w^ch were ordered to be Entred in Councill

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