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

           Lib. X. And I do hereby publish & give notice to all persons what

                soever that they do not presume to harbour & Entertain any

                Sailors whatsoever unless those producing Such Certificate &

                Pass as aforesaid Given at the Town & Port of Annapolis

                under the great Seal of this Provs the 22d day of July in the

                Tenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord William the

                third by the Grace of God of England Scotland france &

                Ireland King Defender of the faith &Ca Anno Dom 1698

                              God save the King Fra Nicholson

                           Wm Cooper Ino Cotterell

                           Nicholas SmithPeter Reeves

                           Nicholas Humphreys  Iohn Tanner

                           Nathaniel Davis  Thomas Emms

                  Commdrs Joseph Collman    Richard Langley

                           Samuel Philips   Iohn Lowther

                           Giles Wigginer   Andrew Senhouse

                           Nicholas Lydson  Daniel Watts

                           John Brown

             p. 92    The said Proclamation being approved of was Ordered to

                pass the broad Seal

                  John Young appearing at the Board says that being Com

                manded by Licut Colo Low to apprehend & secure Mr Robert

                Mason the said Masons wife took a drawn Sword in her hand

                & swore she would be the death of them that touched her

                husband & said there would be an overturn before Chrismas

                day

                  That being at the house of Mr Philip Clark Hannah the

                wife of the said Clark wished she had the Govrs hearts Blood

                cold in her hand & that she got a Spit for Colo Low & hoped

                to see an overturn before Chrismas day

                  Complains that having his Excellencys warrant to Impress

                an horse when he was last sent to St Marys County upon

                Express for his Majestys Service he endeavoured to press one

                belonging to John Wilson Senr but that Elizabeth his wife

                came out with a Case Knife & swore she would cut his hand

                of if he did not loose the horse & shewing his Excllcys said

                warrant she said the Governor kiss her Arse

                  Whereupon ordered that the Sheriff of Ann Arundel County

                take the said Elizabeth Wilson into his Custody & have her

                without Delay before his Excellency the Govr to Answer such

                her Contempt

                  Iohn Young Complains to the Board that having his Excel

                lencys warrant to Impress horses Boats and hands for his more

                ready dispatch upon the Express on which he was sent he did

                desire one Ambrose Bradford Master of a Small Rum Vessel

                of Captain Bowles to give him a Passage over Putuxent River