Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1716/17. 347

     Churches & Chappells of Ease and others the most fre- C. P.

     quented places in their said Counties whereof they are not

     to fail at their Perills.

       Given at the City of Annapolis under the broad Seal of the

     Province the Eleventh day of January in the Second year of

     his Lordships Dominion &Ca Annoq Dmi 1716

                   God Save the King.

       Was Read at the board a letter to his Excellency from the

     Right honble Paul Methuen Esqr One of his Majty's Principall

     Secretarys of State dated at White hall the 16th day of August

     1716 Incloseing a list of the names of the Rebbell Prisoners

     who have been Ordered to be transported to Maryland

     Signifying his Royall highnesses pleasure that his Excellency

     do with all Convenient Speed return an Exact list of the

     Rebbell Prisoners that have been landed in this Province

     that the same may be laid before his Royall highness

       Whereupon Ordered that Notice be given Mr Lewis

     factor on board the ship friendship whereof Capt Mankin

     is Comander to come and record in the Secretarys Office

     of this Province the list of the Prisoners by him transported

     in Order to enable his Excy to render an Account as Required.

       Mr Richd Done factor for Mr Richd Guildard & Company

     Merchts in Leverpoole having presented to his Excellency a

     list of the names of fifty five of the Rebbells Transported in

     the Ship the Good Speed Arthur Smith, Master, And the

     same being read at the board ‘tis observ'd he makes return

     that James Renton is unsold and that Humphry Sword and

     James Sumerville had agreed with their Owners not to be

     sold who had given such Orders, That John Shafloe was

     deced at Potomack River and that Alexander Macgiffin was

     runaway (who as his Excy is advised is gone towards New

     York but no Application ever made to his Excy for a hue

     & Cry) That as to Humphry Sword & James Sumerville

     his Excellency Acquainted the factor he did not think it a

     Convenient power of his Owners to sett them at liberty but

     that they must either be sold according to his Majty's Pleasure

     Signifyed by the Right honrble Mr Stanhope or give Security

     for their Continueing in this Province and being of good

     behaviour for the Space of Seven years

       The said Mr Done also Delivered to his Excy the following

     protest being taken from One of the Rebbells on board the

     afd Ship Called the Good Speed signed by Jno Chalmers One

     of the said Rebbells Viz.

       Whereas by An Act of Parliamt made Tricessimo Primo

     Caroli Secundi It is Enacted that no Subject of this Realm

     shall be sent Prisoner to any part beyond the Seas within or