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

           Lib. H. D.     ton of Sommersett County, touching his suspention & being

                 debarr'd the practice of an Attorney in tht County Court, by

                 vertue of an Order from his Exncy bearing date the 25th of

                 Octobr last past, as being a great promoter & instigator of a

                 late pretended Marriage betwixt George Layfield Esqr, and

                 one Mrs Priscilla White of that County;

                   This Board having taken into consideration the Petitioners

                 humble Submission in tht behalfe; as also the dutifull Peticon

                 of the Worshipfull the Iustices of the sd County Court (here

                 produced and read) in favour of the said Worthington, are

                 pleased (upon this joyfull and happy news of a peace) to

                 Order thereon as it is hereby Ordered that the said Mr Samll

                 Worthington be restored to his practice of an Attorney and

                 Clerk of Indictments in Somrsett County aforesd in as full and

                 ample manner as formerly; and that the said Order of Suspen

                 sion be set a side; whereof as well the Iustices of the said

                 County Court, as all other persons concern'd are to take due

                 notice and to conform themselves accordingly.

                          ffebry 22nd 1697/8.

                  The  Council again sate and were present as yesterday.

                       Produced and read the following report Vizt

                           ffebry 22nd 1697.

                 May it please yor Exncy

                   Iv'e recd and consider'd the Comission to swear the Dele

                 gates and the writt of Prorogation; as to the former I am of

                 opinion tht it is well enough; as to the latter it seemeth to me

                 tht the Causes and reasons set forth in the sd Writt Vizt The

                 Sharpness of the weather & the writts to the Eastern Shore

                 supposed not to be come to the Sherriffs hands and tht a

                 Sufficient number will not meet; need not be inserted in the

             p. 634  said Writt; but instead of all this, the words for certain causes

                 and considerations us thereunto especially moving, and which

                 is most congruous and agreeing wth the nature of a writt,

                 which is always short and concise in setting forth its' matter,

                 and the former will appear more like a Proclamation than a

                 Writt, the latter I find to be more Presidential, all which is

                 humbly submitted to yor Exncyes consideration by

                                        Your Exncyes humble Servant

                                             R.    Gouldesborough.

                   The said report is approved of and Ordered to be pursued

                 accordingly. Mr Willm Bladens Commission for being Clerk

                 of the House of Delegates was produced, Read & approved

                 off, and signed by his EXnCY and Ordered to pass the Broad

                 Scale of the Province.