32 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698.

           Lib. H. D.     and Severally firmly by these prsents Sealed with our Seales

                 & Dated this Seaventeenth day of Novber 1698

                   The Condition of this Obligation is such that whereas the

                 Above bound Philip Clark have been bately Comitted of the

                 breach of An Act of Assembly of this province and of Speak

                 ing and Utterring diverse falce Defamatory and Scandalous

              p.     241 words Agt his Matys Governor of this province and for which

                 he hath been Sentenced by the Justices of the Provll Court

                 before whom the same was tryed to suffer Six months Im

                 prisonment and pay Six Thousand pounds of Tobbaco and

                 whereas Intercession has been made for the sd Philip to his

                 Excy the Governr by his Matys honble Councill a great number

                 of the house of Delegates his Matys honble Justices and the

                 Grand Jury of this Province this prsent provll Court praying

                 his sd Excy the Govr to Extend his Matys Mercy to the sd

                 Philip in remitting his Imprisonmt taking such Bond or Obli

                 gation for the prservation of the peace as should be thought

                 Necessary wch his Excy has been pleased to grant If Therefore

                 the sd Philip do avoyd the sd Crimes for the future well and

                 peaceably behave & abear himselfe towards this his Matys

                 Governmt And all other his Matys Subjects and be of good

                 behaviour in the Province an do appear at the next Provll

                 Court to be held att this Porte & Town of Annapolis on the

                 9th day of May next Ensueing and there Attend from day to

                 day till he shall be discharged by the sd Court Then this Obli

                 gation to be Voyd & of none effect or elce to remaine in full

                 force & Virtue

                   Sealed & Delivered in open Philip Clarke [Scale]

                 Court freely & Spontanimously          M. Miller [Scale]

                 in prsence of

                       C. Gregory Clk Proll Court

                                Wm Dent

                [Bond of Philip Clarke and Elias King.]

                   Know all men by these prsents That we Philip Clarke of St

                 Mary's County Gent and Elias King of Kent County mercht

                 are holden and firmly bound unto our Sovereigne U' King

                 WiHm the third of England &c in the full Sume of twelve

                 Thousand pounds of good sound merchantable leafe Tobb:

                 and Casque to be paid to the Sd Lord the King his heires or

                 Successors To the which paymt well and truly to be made we

                 bind our Selves our heires Exrs and Admrs Iointly and Sevrally

                 by these prsents sealed with our Scales and Dated this 18th

                 day of November 1698

                   The Condition of this Obligation is such tht if the above

                 bound Philip Clark do and shall well and truly Satisfy & pay