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

          Lib. x.    as he is well Satisfied your Excellency has heretofore done to

               a person in the same or worse Circumstances he humbly leaves

               himself to your Excellencys mercy which if granted him shall

               be for ever bound to pray for your Excellencys long life &

               prosperity

                                                 Gerard Sly

                 I acknowledge the evil of these Actions to be as well against

               the Govt as against your Excellency

                                                 Gerard Sly

          p.139 To his Excellency Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genl & Govr

               in chief of this his Majestys Province of Maryland most

               humbly present

                                       These

                 His Excellency is pleased to say that he takes Mr Sly's

               Offence to be as well against the Government but if he thought

               it only against himself he would have Scorned to have kept

               him in prison half an hour but that his Majesty having intrusted

               the Government to him he must study the peace & welfare

               thereof therefore desires them to advise him what to do in this

               matter

                 Whereupon the Gentlemen present upon due Consideration

               to advise his Excellency that in regard the said Sly is an utter

               stranger to the affairs of this Country tho Born in it he having

               been so long absent in England & has been drawn in by his

               Father in Law Iohn Cood & seems to be heartily Sorry for his

               offence would be something favourable to him in remitting

               some part or all of his Imprisonment but however that this

               Petition be not accepted of without further discovery upon

               Oath for that the offence seems to be against the Govt as well

               as his Excellency & ought by the Petitioner to have been so

               expressed in his Petition

                 Therefore advised that unless the said Sly do make a full &

               Satisfactory discovery & deliver up all Papers & asks the

               Courts pardon for his reflections on them & especially Captain

               Hills the Iudgment be put in Execution & that he be Impris

               oned but that he be acquainted with the result of the Board

           p. 140 & that upon himself thereto & giving Security to

               answer to the other Presentment at the next Provincial Court

               & in the meantime to be of good Behaviour that his Excellency

               is inclinable to remit the Imprisonment due to his Offence

               Ordered that the Clerk of this Board make him acquainted

               herewith Produced & read the following Representations of

               the Iustices & Grand Iury relating to W John Cood being

               harboured & Entertained in Virginia vizt