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

           Lib. X. Mr Christopher Gregory appearing says that on Friday last

               he was at the house of Mr Robert Mason in St Marys County

           p. 107    where he saw the said Mr Mason who seemed to be very

               hearty looked well & walked about the house & Yard

                 The said Mr Gregory relates that being at St Marys County

               Court last Thursday Mr Philip Clark of that County came to

               the Court & being asked if he would Surrender himself ac

               cording to his Excellencys Proclamation refused so to do,

               whereupon that Court made an order to the Sheriff who took

               him into his Custody

                 Ordered thereupon that a Letter be writ to Lieut Colo Low

               to give him an Accot of what W Gregory reports & to require

               him to bring the said Mr Mason & W Clark before his Excel

               lency the Govr with all Convenient speed in order to be Ex

               amined according to a former order of Council

                 Ordered that Mr George Linghan high Sheriff of Calvert

               County do send a man & Horses for the publick Arms allotted

               for St Marys County which he is to have Conveyed to Battle

               Town where upon Notice Lieut Colo Henry Low will send for

               them to his house in St Marys County

                 Ordered that the said Lieut Colo Henry Low take Care to

               have the Calvert County men Employed in carryg the said

               Arms paid out of St Marys County Levy

                 Ordered that Letters be writ to Collo John Addison Colo

               Iohn Courts & Colo Henry Mitchel to send men & horses to

               fetch the Arms allotted for Prince Georges Charles and Cal

               vert Countys

             p. 108At a Council held at the Port of Annapolis

                   the tenth day of August 1698

                           Present

                   His Excellency the Governor

                          Colo Henry Iowles Chancellor

                          Thomas Tench Esqr

                 the honble Major Iohn Hammond

                          Captain Richard Hill

                 Read Lieut Collo Henry Lows Letter of the 7th Instant to

               his Excellency wherein he acquaints his Excellency that he had

               taken Mr Philip Clark into his Custody & that Mrs Clark was

               ready to lye down

                 Whereupon advised & ordered that the said Lieut Colo Low

               pursue the last Instructions sent him p Iohn Young that if

               Mrs Clark be in such Condition the Order of Council so far as

               relating to her be suspended