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    disappointed of his design; did afterwards upon the 14th day Lib. H. D.

    of December by an Ordr of Councill dismiss your Peticonr

    from being a Justice of the sd Court as likewise from pleading

    in any of the Courts of the sd Province and did issue out a

    Proclarnacön promissing any person a reward of twenty

    pounds Sterl. that would Swear yor petr was Endeavouring to

    Raise a Rebellion in St Maries County; from wch grievious

    oppression and unheard of Proceedings yor petr most humbly

    prays yor Exncy tht he may be protected in this his mats Colony

    of Virga under the quiet and peiceable Governmt of yor Exncy

    tht so yr Petitionr may be Enabled to make his Just Com

    plaint to his most sacred majesty.

     And as in Duty bound shall pray for yor Exncys long and

    Happy Governmt under his most Sacred Maty

    His Exncys     Gentl.

    Ordr to the

    Vestry's of    The Bearer hereof is the Reverend Mr Richd

    North & South Sewell who is sent by the Rt honrble & Rt Reverend

    Sassafrax

    parishes in ffather in God Henry Lord Bishop of London in

    Coecill Co: to Ordr to Officiate as a Clergy man of the Church

Receive Mr            .

    Sewell for     of England in this his Mats Province of Maryland,

    Minister  I do therefore in his mats name appoint the sd Mr

    Richd Sewell to Officiate as a Clergy man of the Church of

    England in the two parishes of Coecil County; called North

    & South Sassafrax parishes, by reason there are but few Tax

    ables in both Parishes & not Clergy men enough to Supply

    each of them; Given under my hand and Seal at the Port of

    Annapolis the 23d day of June in the ninth year of the Reign

    of our Soveraign Lord Wm the Third, by the Grace of God, of

    England, Scotland, ffrance, & Ireland King; Defender of the

    ifaith &ca Anoq Domini 1697

     To the Vestry men of North & South ffr: Nicholson.

    Sassafrax Parishes in Coecill County

                                 These.

            Port of Annapolis, June 23d 1697.

  Hen: Dentons Majr Smithson Sr

     Lre to Majr Smithson sig- This day his Exncy has drawn two Severall

    nifying his Exncys Ordrs Ordrs upon you; one for paymt of 20 lb Sterl. to

    to him to pay the Rd Mr Rd Sewell appointed Minister of North

    Mr Rich: Sewell & Mr & South Sassafrax parishes in Coecill County.

    Bordley 20 lb The other for paymt of the like sume to the Rd

    stri. each Mr Stephen Bordley appointed minister of St

    Pauls Parish in Kent County Copyes of which Orders they