562 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694—97.

       Lib. H. D.     words & Speeches agt his Mats Peace and the Act of Assembly

             of this Province is likewise prosecuted for the same in his

             Mats name by his Attorney Genll by way of prsentmt & process

             Sent into the County of St Maries, and the sd Bill is found&

             Return'd Billa vera by the Grand Jury of this Province, as

             by a Transcript of the Deposicons, Records and proceedings

             of the sd Action, and prsentmt hereunto Annex'd more at

             large may appear. In both these Actions the Sheriff Returns

             that the sd John Cood was not found within his Bayliwick but

             did abscond himself so that he Could not take him the sd

             process, as by the Writts & Returns thereof hereunto An

             nex'd may appear.

       Whitehall And now the John Cood hath privately Removed all or

             most part of his Goods and Chattells & himself into the

             Colony of Virga & as it is said is there Seated. Quare what

             is further to be done by this Govermt for his Mats Service to

             bring the sd Coll: John Cood to Answer his Mats Debt afsd &

             the Offence against his peace and Laws.

         p. 424 We humbly Advise that the State of the Case be laid

             before his Exncy the Govr of Virga and tht yor Exncy & Coun

             cill for his Mats Service desire the Govr of Virga to cause the

             sd Coll: Cood to be taken hold off in that Governmt &

             delivered up to this governmt in Ordt to Answer unto his

             Maty his Just Debt and for the violation of his Laws upon the

             Pleas aforesd in this Province where the Debt was Created

             and the breach of the sd Peace & Laws perpetrated which

             place and no other We conceive to be the proper place for

             Tryali of the Same.

                                       George Plater.

                                       Willm Dent

                                       Samll Watkins

                                       R. Gouldesborough

      Whitehall Ordered that the Same be laid before the Justices of the

             Provinciall Court for their Opinion to be likewise given in the

             Case, which was accordingly done & Came Reported as

             followes, Vizt.

                   By the Provinciall Court.

             The Justices The Report of his Mats Councill at Law so farr

             of the             .

             provl Corts as appears to this Court the same is very proper

       Whitehall Opinion and requisite to be done as before proposed, and

             this Court approves thereof.

                                 Signed p Ordr

       Decembr 14th 1696.     Hen:Wriothesley Clk: