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      And orders the Clark of this Board to acquaint him with      Lib. X.

    what is expected from him

      Then read the petition of Mr Robert Mason humbly sub

    mitting himself to his Excellency

      Whereupon ordered that the said Mason be acquainted that

    upon a fuller Confession of his offence agahst the Govern

    ment & doing the same which is required of Mr Sly his Excel-

    lency is inclinable to remit the Imprisonment

      Mr Elias King & Mr Henry Lands petition read & referred

    to the honble Thomas Tench Esqr Iudge of the Admiralty on

    the eastern Shore

                   September the 14th 1698

                        Council Sat

                          Present

                   His Excy the Capt Genl &ca

                       Collo Henry Iowles Chancellor

          the honble

                       Thomas Tench Esqr

      Whereas the honble Collo John Addison Collo John Courts

    & Thomas Brook Esqr are not Come to Town resolved that          p. 153

    the Court of appeals & writts of Error be held on the 20th

    day of 8ber next ensuing being the first day of the meeting

    of the next Sessions of Assembly & that the Gentlemen of the

    Council be writt to know why they did not come to hold the

    Court & not to fail Coming on the 20th of October next

      Then read the following proclamation which is approved

    of & signed by his Excellency & ordered to be Sealed with

    the great Seal

              By his Excy the Capt Genl &Ca

                            A

                      Proclamation

      Whereas there have lately been great disturbances &

    Comotions raised set on foot & fomented by divers wicked

    persons evilly affected to this his Majestys Govt & the peace

    & Tranquillity thereof & especially by Iohn Cood Senr late

    of St Marys County now fled into the Colony of Virginia from

    Justice here for his horrid & impious Blasphemy & other

    notorious offences to the great detriment & trouble of many

    his Majestys good Subjects within this Province

      And now whereas several of the said Offenders have been

    apprehended & at the last provincial Court held in august &

    septr instant proceeded against to Law & their con-