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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698. 25
Read the Petition of Roderick Loyd of St Marys County Lib. X. Petitioning for the Cryers place of that County Court the said Petition is referred to the Iustices of the County Court who are to admit of him provided what he has set forth in his Petition be true His Excellency is pleased to tell this Board that whereas several of the Members thereof are dead few at present being of the Council, & living very remote, he was forced Several times to call for the Assistance & advice of Robert Smith p. 182 Esqr Major Iohn Hammond Captain Richd Hill & Thomas Tasker Esqr whom tho he did not Swear yet had their Assist ance in Council & now forasmuch as the honble Robert Smith Esqr was in Town proposes whether it may not be Convenient he should be called in to the Board Which is thought reasonable & if that he should not it will look like Slighting him Wherefore ordered that the Clerk of the Board go & call him Who returns with the said Robert Smith Esqr
October the 29th 1698 The honble his Majestys Council Sate present as yesterday Mr Edward Batson Commissionated and Sworn Clerk of Appeals & writs of Error before his Excellency the Governor & Council said Mr Batson took the Oaths of Allegiance & Subscribed the Test Also the said Mr Batson took the Oath of Clark of the said Court Whereupon Ordered that the Clark of this Board deliver to the said Mr Batson all the Books papers & records belonging to the said Court to be by him kept The Petition of George Plater & Geo Muschampe Esqrs read praying some order to the Sheriffs & several Clarks of the Indictments to prosecute to Iudgment & Execute the several fines within this Province which is Granted & Ordered accord ingly
November the 1st 1698 The Council met present as on Saturday last Read the Petition of Mr William Dent his Majestys Attorney p. 183 Genl of this Province praying that some fee may be Setled upon him for reports made from this Board Whereupon ordered that the several persons at whose Suit such references are made pay to his Majestys Atty Genl for
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