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126 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.
Lib. H. D. Coll Robo-His Honor Coll Robotham being lately come from tham per mitted to England and not as yet been at home since his Retire Home Arrivall, humbly desired the leave of his Exncy and the Board to Retire home, which was accordingly
Granted him.
Capt Bayns Petition of Capt John Bayne, moving about the Shifes. place Sheriffs place of St Maries County being Read, was Rejected Rejected; Capt Cood being made Sheriffe by Ordr of
Councill Yesterday.
Richard Petition of Richard Sheppard of Calvert County, Pet Referred Read setting forth some ill Usage he Received in to the com- that County Court; Ordered that the Petitionr be issionrs of the County Referred to the Commissioners of the said County
Court for Court and that they Return Answer to this Board Answr with all convenient speed.
Coll The honble Coll Nicholas Greenberry delivered Greenberry delivers the to his Exncy at the Board the Broad Seal of the Broad Seal Province, the which his Exncy was pleased to leave to his Exncy vpon the Board with the Gentlemen of the Councill to be put in the Custody and Charge of such person as they shall think fit; but vpon consideration had it was Agreed vpon to be his Exncies Right and that the same should be Returned to his Exncy again to dispose thereof as seems best to his Exncy and therevpon Sr Thomas Laurence tooke Charge of the same to Redeliver it to his Exncy
His Ex Proposed by his Exncy to the Councill whether proposes whether the there was occasion of calling an Assembly signifyeing calling an to them that as he would not be wanting in his Duty to their Mats when it was for their service to have whitehall &Ca one neither would he put the Countrey to Charge when there was not an absolute Necessity to call an Assembly and therefore would have them consider well of it. July 30th 1694. WhitehallTo which Demand of his Exncy p. The Secretary and Members of the Councill humbly offered the Reasons following for calling an Assembly, Vizt
ffirst Councills That by a Proclamation issued by his Exncy the Reasons for calling an late Governor Copley and Councill, Dated August Assembly 25th 1693, it was thought fit for diverse weighty
Reasons then appearing to them to Summon the Assembly
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