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

          Lib. X.     themselves to some Magistrate in this Prove in order to their

                being brought to Trial according to Law & in case they shall

                not Surrender themselves within twenty one days from the

                date of this Proclamation but stand & remain in Contempt of

                the Laws & authority of this Prove I do in his Majestys name

                command all and singular his Majestys Officers & Ministers

                civil & military & other his Majestys good Subjects to discover

                & apprehend the said Philip Clark & John Cood wheresoever

                found in this his Majestys Province & to carry him or them

                before some Iustice of peace or chief Magistrate who is hereby

                enjoyned to commit him or them to the custody of the Sheriff

                of the County where taken, who is immediately to send an

                accot thereof to me his Majestys Governor of this Province

                and to the end the said persons & their wicked seditious &

                rebellious practices & designs may be further discovered,

                & laid Open, all persons whatsoever which are or have been

                known or privy to such their wicked & Disloyal designs &

                practices are hereby in his Majestys name Commended &

                required further to make a full discovery under their hands

                before some Justice of his Majestys Provincial Court who is

                hereby directed to take their Depositions therein upon pain to

                all such persons so knowing or privy thereto & not full

          p. ioi discovery thereof of being so taken as parties therein & when

                found out hereafter to be prosecuted against according to

                Law

                  And I do hereby further declare & publish that as I am

                heartily sorry there has been so much just & Lawful Occasion

                given for summoning of so many persons hither to give their

                depositions for discovery of the wicked & evil Practices &

                attempts aforesaid so would have all Persons to take caution

                hereby to avoid giving the like Occasion for the future by

                associating themselves or Combining with them under this

                assurance that it is neither their Number quality or Conditions

                that shall excuse them from being prosecuted against accord

                ing to Law

                  And for the Encouragement of all such his Majstys Loyal

                Subjects that shall endeavour the peace quiet and Wellfare of

                this his Majestys province by apprehending & seizing the said

                Philip Clark & Iohn Cood Senr in case they shall not surren

                der themselves to Justice as hereby they are required, such

                persons shall as a Reward therefore for the apprehending

                them or either of them receive as a Reward the Sum of twenty

                pounds Sterling for each of them

                  Lastly I do hereby command the several Sheriffs of this

                province to proclaim & publish this my proclamation in all

                Churches Chapels Court houses & other publick places of

                resort within their several Counties