51 2 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.     shall be thought requisite in that behalfe, and that the persons

             suspected accused be forth coming & prosecuted for the same.

       Whitehall           October the 5th 1696.

               The Councill again Sate and were prsent as before.

                      Ordered that Mr Nicholas Lowe high Sherriffe

             Ordr to the                 .

             Sheriff of    of Talbot County make particular inquiry into the

             Taibotdeath of Capt Thomas Salmon late Comandr of the

               County to make inquiry Ship Habitation of London now Riding in Chop

             abt a decd tanck River and Strictly Examine the Seamen what

             person time he left the sd Ship what apparell he had on,

             and what Kings, Money or other goods of Value he carryed

             with him; when he left the Ship and what men went with

             him, and to give a discription as well of the sd Mast' as Men;

             all which he is to make Return of unto his Exncy at the

             Port of Annapolis with all convenient Speed, as also get the

             Coroners Inquest passed upon the sd Sa!mons body or an

             Authentick Copy thereof to be transmitted likewise at the

             same time

       Whitehall           October the 6th 1696.

               The Councill again Sate and were present as yesterday.

             Read the following Peticon Vizt

               To his Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll & Governor

             in Cheif of Maryland &cca

               The humble Peticon of Thomas Jones of Somerset County

             Gentn

                    Humbly Sheweth,

             Th That your Peticonr being ffirmly bound with Capt

             Thomas Jones Pet.  Henry Smith in a Bond of 320 ll Sterl that if a cer

             abt the Ship tain Ship called the Recovery Burthen ffifty Tons,

             Recovery &ca

                    which then lay under Seizure p Edward Randolph

             Esq should be Legally condemned yoT Petitionr should pay

             the sd money That the sd Ship was by Court of Admiralty

             condemned but not legally, being altogether agt Law; for the

             party concern'd and who should have Defended the Same

             was Never Summoned, called nor did appear, and So the

         p. 404  Tryall and Judgmt was ex parte: But Yor Peticonr could not

             bring a Writt of Error on the Same, because his Attorney

             William Dent refused to Serve him therein alleadging to yor

       Whitehall Peticonr that he was Commanded to the Service of his Maty

             as Sollicitot Gen” The prmises considered yor Peticonr humbly

             Prays yor Exncy to give Ordrs to the sdI Attorney to Serve him

             for his ffees in bringing of a Writt of Error on the sd Judgmt

             and as in Duty bound shall ever Pray.

                                         Thomas Jones