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

          Lib. H. D.   By his Exncy the Governr &ca Augt 11th 1697.

                   Whereas it is Reprsented unto his Exncy how that the Mattr

                 depending in the Commissary's Office in relation to the Estate

                 of John Abbington decd: is not yet made an End off and

                 being very Sensible that Mr James Cranford Attorney at Law

                 and one of the ffirst admrs has dealt very disingeniously and

                 dishonestly from ffirst to last in the Managemt of that Concern

                 and still persists so to doe, whereby the sd Estate is (by his

                 Sinister and self Ends) utterly wasted and Ruin'd; His Exncy

                 has thereon (in his Mats Name) thought fit to declare that he

                 does Suspend and debarr the sd James Cranford from prac

                 ticeing as an Attorney in all the Courts of this his Mats Prov

                 ince, unless it be to ffinish and make an End of what Causes

                 he is at present Concern'd in; and he is hereby (in his Mats

                 Name) debarr'd his Practice accordingly. Whereof as well

                 the Justices of the Provll as County Courts of this Province

                 and all other persons Concern'd are to take due Notice and

                 not Suffer him to plead or undertake any New Causes in any

                 of the sd Courts as they will Answer the Contrary at their

             p. 542 Perrill.

                By his Exncy the Governr Augt 16th 1697.

                   Vpon Information rëcd: that there are two outlying

                 Negroe's a Man and a Woman that have lately been seen

                 within ffour or ffive Miles, of the port of Annapolis, betwixt

                 South River and Seavern in Arrundell County, who stand in

                 Open defyance, the Man being Arm'd with a Gun and

                 threatens the Death of any person that Offers to Come nigh

                 him. Ordered that Capt Philip Howard of the County do

                 (upon Sight hereof) Raise the Neighborhood about him and

                 goe in Search of the sd two Negroes within the Necks of Land

                 lying betwixt those Rivers, and (if to be found) that he

                 Apprehend them by fforce, and Safely secure and Convey

                 them to the Port of Annapolis aforemention'd in Ordr to be

                 deliver'd up into the Custody of the Sherriff there to be Close

                 Confined till the Ownr or Ownrs of the Same come for them

                 and make Satisfaction according to Law And it is hereby

                 further Ordered that in Case of the Sd Negros further Roving

                 and that they should not be met with in these parts the two

                 parties of Rangers in Baltemore and Potomock take due Care

                 and heed that they slip not by those partes which by Law

                 and particular Instructions they are Enjoyned to Range, but

                 that they Vse their Endeavour to ffind out, Seize and appre

                 hend them, in Ordr to be Safely sent down to the port of Ann

                 apolis aforesd there to be deliver'd up as aforesd.

                              Signed p Ordr Hen: Denton Cl Concil.