Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 419

     Nicholas Greenberry & Collo David Brown deceased Appre- Lib. X.

     hending & Esteeming them Gentlemen not only Qualified

     but also well affected to his Majestys Interest & Government

     & free from Espousing any Private Parties against his

     Majestys Royal Authority & Prerogative the said Gentlemen

     do severally Return his Excellency their humble & hearty

     thanks for the good Esteem he has Conceived of them &

     for the favour & honour they are likely to receive by being

     so recommd

       It being Represented that Lieutent Collo Ridgely of Ann

     Arundel County hath often applyed himself to his Excllcy to

     be discharged from his Command being aged & infirm & for

     that Collo Nich Greenberry the former Colonel of the said

     County is dead it is thought fit upon the honble Thomas

     Tench Esqr excusing himself in not being Concerned in any

     Military employ lie being Constituted Judge of his Majestys

     Court of Vice Admiralty on the Western Shore of this

     Province & taken up with other Business Captain Hill by

     reason of his being an Antient Officer be Constituted Colonel,

     Major Iohn Hammond Lieut Collo & Mr Charles Greenberry

     the Son of the said Collo Greenberry dec'd Major of the said

     County & that they Take Care to Regulate the said Militia p. 41

     Officers under them pursuant to former Instructions issued

     therein

       Mrs Mary Vansweeringen being again sent for Came &

     was Sworn by Robt Smith Esqr in the presence of his Ex

     cellency & Council to make true Answer to what Questions

     should be asked her in Relation to Mr Philip Clark's further

     talking against the Govt before or after the former Words

     she had made Oath to

       Who says that the same night the former Discourse hap

     pened the said Philip Clark told her that Mr Bladen would be

     turn'd out from being Clerk of the Assembly by reason of

     some words spoke by the said Mr Bladen Sewell & Mr

     Butler which they were said to Complain of to Major Lowe

     Vizt that half of the People of the Country was Bought &

     Sold which Words was Reckoned as a very great Grievance

     however in the Conclusion said that he would be Clerk by

     Reason they could not tell where to get such another &

     further that he would get him to be Clerk provided he would

     Submit himself & be sorry for what he had done or words to

     that Effect the said Mrs Vansweeringen further saith that as

     she Came up in Company of Mr Harpam to this Port they

     met one Captain Iosias Wilson of Calvert County who told

     them that Some of the Members of the house would have

     some Papers burnt under the Gallows or words to that Effect

     whereupon she said to Mr Harpam that was like Clarks dis

     course at St Marys & being asked what she Imagined to be