180 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

            Lib. H. D.     tyes in the Peticon or rather false and Scandalous libell

                  mention'd.

                    Read & approved off by us of the Grand Jury.

                  Hen: Fernly Forem:             Richd Benton Jno Hamon

                  John Scott      Jesep. Edlo    Richd Hill

                  Robt Hobbs      Henry Eldesley Thos Tasker

                  Thomas Wells    Edwd Larrmore  Wm Hatton

                  Thos Lacur      Ralph Smith    Phil. Hoskins

                  Jams Abram      Edwa Philpott  Thos Steley

                  Wm Ebden        Jno Jacob

                  J osep: Peake   Aron Rawling

                  J no Chavers    John Pargemot

                  Ben: Ricaud     John Alford

                  Morg: Jones     Jno Mc Clester

                    To his Exncy Sr Edmd Andros Knight Capt Generall and

                  Governr in Chief of his Mats Colony of Virginia.

                    The Humble Pet. of Philip Clarke of St Maries County in

                  his mats Province of Maryland most humbly Sheweth to yor

                  Exncy

                  Mr Clarks Pet. That whereas yor Peticonr in the late Revolution

                  to Sr Edmund Andros &ca was admitted & Sworne an Attorney in the

                          Prov” Court and in Severall of the County Courts

                  of the sd Province and in the Same did Practice till the tenth

                  day of August last at which time yor Petioner Recieved a

                  Sumons to appear and serve his Mats as a Justice of the

                  Provll Court, upon wch Sumons yor Petitionr did most humbly

                  Petition his Exncy the prsent Governr that forasmuch as he had

                  been alway's ready to Serve his most Sacred Maty in the late

                  revolution and since, & tht the Practice of an Attorney was

                  that upon wch the whole maintenance of his ifamily did depend

                  did therefore most humbly pray that he might not be dis

                  charged from his sd Office of an Attorney by being made one

                  of the sd Justices neither of wch Reasons did prevail with his

                  Exncy Soe tht yor Petitionr in Obedience to the sd Coiiiission

                  did accept of the same hopeing by this Submission to Con

                  tinue his Practice in the Severall other Courts of the Province

                  but his Exncy having in December Court last Conceiv'd a

                  prejudice agt yor Petionr for what yor Petionr knows not,

                  Except for Refusing as Judge of the sd Court to grant a

                  Judgmt agt Coll John Cood Contrary to Law, did for four

                  days together Come down to the prov” Court and Sit there in

                  his proper prson where he did Endeavour to prove yor Petionr

                  Guilty of Some Crime that might deserve Imprisonmt but the

               p. 81 Evidence after all his threats not Swearing as he desired was