432 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1724.

            Lib. x.    the usual notice was Affixed on the Exchange of London do

                 Agree humbly to Offer it as their opinion to your Majesty

                 that the said Judgments of the 20th of September 1720 and

                 the 7th May 1723 should be reversed and set aside and that

                 the Apellant be restored to all he hath Lost by means of the

                 said Judgments

                   His Majesty in Council taking the said Report into Consid

             P. “3 eration is pleased to Approve thereof and Order as it is

                 hereby Ordered that the said Judgments of the 20th of Septr

                 1720 and the of May 1723 be reversed and set aside and

                 that the Apellant be restored to all he hath lost by means of

                 the said Judgments whereof the Deputy Governor or Com

                 mdr in Chief for the time being of the sd Province of Mary

                 land & all Others whom it may concern are to take Notice

                 & govern themselves accordingly Robert Hales

             The Board Adjourns until to morrow morning 9 a Clock

                   Saturday morning January the 2d 1724

               This Board met again according to Adjournment

                               Present as yesterday

                   Which Orders and petition thereto annexed as well as the

                 Proceedings of the Governor and Council in December 1720

                 Relating to the late Order of the 11th August 1720 being

                 read and heard it is therefore the Opinion of this Board that

                 Daniel Dulany Esqr who was then Council for Mr Forward

                 be required to give his Reasons in writing why (when Mr

                 Poulson had desired to give Obedience to the order of their

                 Excellencies the late Lords Justices of the 11th of August

                 1720 which was Served upon him by Order of the Governor

                 and Council the said Daniel Dulany being then present) he

                 did not apply to the proper Courts for Process to Oblige the

                 said Poulson to make Restitution or to the Provincial Court

                 that the Cause might be there heard pursuant to the said

                 Order

                   Whereupon his Excellency was pleased to send for Daniel

             p. 114 Dulany Esqr and required the same of him to which he made

                 the following answer vizt

                 May it please your Honours

                   In Obedience to your Order of this day requiring me to

                 give my Reasons in writing why (when Mr Poulson had de

                 nied Obedience to the Order of their Excellencies the late

                 Lords Iustices of the 11th of August 1720) I did not apply to