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    to Offer that if Either the sd Cood or Clarke, or as many per- Lib. H. D.

    Sons as they Could Procure for to goe to England to make

    their Grievances known and Manage what Complaint they

    thought fltt against him, he would freely give them his Passe p. 426

    to goe (if the Laws of the Countrey would permitt them) and

    ffifty pounds Sterl. out of his own pocket to help to bear their

    charges, as also give them such Letters of Recommendacons,

    whereby they might not be obstructed but forwarded to Come to

    the prsence of his Maty to prsent what Complaints or Grievances Whitehall

    they had to Offer in behalfe of themselves or the Countrey;

    and his EXnCY is pleased further to Say & Assure them that

    his Maty will As soon hear a Complaint from a beggar as a

    Rich Man against him or any person without any distinction.

    Ordr abt Ordered that Copyes of the sd Declaracon be

    Copyes to be issued and writ forth and sent to the Severall Counties of the

    Sent tb the Province & Published that publick notice be alsoe

    Severall Counties abt given by the Sherriffs to all the inhabitants of this

  the Declara-     Province in generall for to send to his Exncy by the

           ffirst oportunity what Grievances they have to Offer

    from their Severall Counties in Ordr to be prsented to the

    Next Assembly (wch its hoped will not be this Twelmonth or

    more, unless the Grievance of the Countrey require it) which

    shall be taken Care off (where proper) to be remedied.

    Capt Oldtons Vpon the Complaint of Capt John Oldton Com

    abt three of mandr of the party of Rangers in Baltemore County

    his men how that three of his men have deserted the Garri

    son & obstinately refuse to remain there all winter, notwith- Whitehall

    standing a former Ordr thereabout, who being sent for to give

    the Reason for their not Staying there; and the sd Capt Oldton

    and two of his men appearing (the other being gon into Virga)

    were asked why they Obeyed not that Ordr of Councill, to wch

    they Answer that their pay had been Ordered them incon

    venient & out of their County so that they Could not Comply

    with their Creditors according to their Expectacon; Whereupon

    the sd matter was inquired into & found that the Committee had

    by a Mistake Ordered a great part of their Tobacco in Counties

    remote and inconvenient for Supply of the necessity of the sd

    Rangers, which thing is not possible now to be Remedied.

    Ordr abt Ordered that the sd Capt Oldton & his Men do

    Capt Oldton      .  .

    & his men to not withstanding Repair to the Garrison and there

    continue at Remain all winter, pursuant to former Ordr his

    the Garrison all winter Exncy being pleased to say that he will Speak to the

           Assembly next Sessions in their behalfe and that for

    the future they shall not be Served so, but have their pay