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

           Lib. H. D.     By his EXnCY the Governr & Councill Decemr 23d 1697.

                  Ordered that the Sherriff of St Maries County do upon

                 sight hereof Sufflons Mr Richard Cloud, Mr Sam” Cooksey,

                 Mr Willm Husbands, Mr Phillip Clarke, George Muschamp

                 Esqr Mr Samll Watkins, Mr Willm Taylard, Mrs Mary Vans

                 waringhen, Ino Shanks and Notley Maddox, that all excuses

                 set apart they & every of them be & personally appear before

                 his Exncy in Councill at Battell Town in Calvert County the

                 11th day of Ianuary next ensuing the date hereof; whereof

                 they are in no wise to faile at their perill; and for the ready

                 & best conveyance of the said Persons over Patuxcnt Rivcr

                 to Battell Towne aforesd the sd Sherriff is hereby likewise

                 Ordered to provide two good Substantial Boats and hands to

                 lye ready at Mr Charles Ashcombes Plantation upon Patux

                 ent River for the end & purpose aforesaid and to give the

                 said persons summoned severally notice thereof; And lastly

                 Mr Robt Mason high Sherriff of St Maryes County is likewise

                 to make his own personal appearance, at the time & place

                 aforesaid; if please God he should become capable to travell

                 by that time; and that he bring his Books of accounts wth him

                 pursuant to former Order:

                               Sigded p Ordr Hen: Denton Cl Concil.

                  A like Summons issued to the Shrff of Charles County to

                 sumons Majr Willm Dent, and to the Shrff of Calvert County

                 to sumons Mr James Cranford as also for their own Personal

                 appearance the time and place aforesaid.

                  At a Councill held at the Port of Annapolis the 27th day of

                 December 1697 in the ninth year of his Majtes Reign.

                                Present

                      His Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &ca

                         Sr Thomas Laurence Baront Secry

                           Collo Henry Iowles

                           Edwd Randolph Esqr

                  Produced by the Honoble Edwd Randolph Esqr Surveyor

                 Generll of his Majtes Customes on the Continent of America

                 &ca A Commission for administring an Oath to his the

                 Governr of his Majtes Province of Maryland bearing date the

                 30th day of Aprill last past under the Broad Seale of the King

                 dom of England, wth an Oath thereto underwritten, to be ad

                 ministred; wch was read, and the execution thereof deferred till