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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 511
the constant practice of this province they have Ordinaryly Lib. H. D. used to depart & goe out of their Counties, and We have
not known any Evill thereby; But that the high Sheriff only p. 399 can raise the posse Comitatus wch is humbly submitted to your
Exncy by Yor humble Servants Whitehall George Plater Willm Dent
The Report The sd Report was approved off, and it was Or- approved off abt the Sher- dered thereupon as it is hereby Ordered that (for ifs &Cca the future) no Sheriffe depart or leave his County
(during his Shrivalty) unless particularly sent for by his Exncy the Governr or that they come up to the Port of Annapolis in Aprill the vsual time when they make up their Accous being otherwise (by the Opinion of the Lawyers) deemed to be con trary to the Law of England. October the 3d 1696. Whitehall The Return A Return was made of the above Warrant and a of Coll: Coods bagg bag of papers belonging to the sd Cood was pro of papers duced to this Board by the Under Sheriffe of St &cca Maries County close sealed up pursuant to the afore
sd Ordr which were delivered to the Clerk of the Councill for his keeping, till a further opportunity Offered for prusing the same.
Munday, October the 5th 1696
Papers prused The sd bagg of papers was by Ordr again pro- by his Mats duced, broke open and prused by his Mats honrble honrble Coun- Councill, but finding nothing materiall, save a Navi
back &ca gation Bond which was Ordered to be delivered to Mr Attorney Genul and 3: or 4: Letters passed
betwixt Doctr Payne and him about his Commissaries Office Whitehall the sd papers were put up again and Ordered to be Return'd to the Mr Cood by the Officer that brought them.
The Coronr The Coroner of this Port having made a Return of the port of Annapolis of the Inquest by him taken upon the body of a Return abt Person Yesterday decd: within the same Suspected a decd: per son &cca to be murthered; and upon complaint made that some of the Man of Warrs Seamen were concern'd
therein; Ordered that Copy thereof be sent to Capt Daniell Commander of his Mats hired Ship the Prince of Orange who is hereby desired to bring his Doctor and what other Doctors are near, on Shore, for to veiw the body and do what further
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