Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 505

      the western shore directed to the Assembly which was relating Lib. X.

      to the Treasury and delayed to delivr it

        Mr Clark says the Articles are not his nor do they Concern

      him

        Mr Clark is told that he is required to enter into Recognizance

      with two Securitys himself in one thousand pounds Sterl &

      each of his Securitys in five hundred pounds Sterl to appear

      at the next Provincial Court & to answer what should be

      Objected against him on his Majestys Behalf in the mean time

      to be of good Behaviour

        Mr Clark says that he has given security already in 40000 l

      Tobo to a Capias at the Kings Suit & 400001 Tobo to a Venire

      & hopes he shall not be held to further Bail

        It is observed to the said Mr Clark that the great Bail which p. iz6

      he pretends to be already held to is upon the Accot of his

      associate Mr Robert Masons sheriffs Bond for whom he was

      one of the Securitys, the said Bond being a Bond of 200000 l

      Tobacco for the due Execution of the said masons office and

      now assigned & prosecuted by Mr G Vansweeringen

        And the said Mr Clark being asked who were his Bonds

      Securitys says Mr John Baptista Carbiny Mr Caecilius Butler &

      W William Harpham & says they were the best he could

      get at St Marys County Court

        Whereupon it is observed that Mr Carbiny is an Irish

      Roman Catholick & a man of little or no Estate Supposed to

      be much Indebted that Mr C2ecilius Butler is a known papist

      & is not known of any Visible Estate that he has [heard]

      that Mr Harpam is a person generally supposed to carry all

      his Estate about with him

        Mr Clark being again asked if he had given any security

      upon his last Caption upon his Excellencys Proclamation &

      last warrant says he has not therefore is told that it not

      appearing either from St Marys County Court or the Sheriff

      of that County that any security was given there for his

      appearance to Answer &ca at the next Provincial Court he is

      again as before required to enter into recognizance otherwise

      he is to stand committed to the custody of the Sher of Ann

      Arundel County & was accordingly committed

                     [P. Clark's Petition.]       Lib. H. D.

        To the worshipfull Justices of St. Mary's County Court now

      sitting the humble petition of Philip Clark one of the AtVs of

      this Court

      Most humbly Sheweth unto Your Worships

        That whereas your petitioners wife lyes dangerously ill

      Therefore most humbly prays your worships that all Causes