532 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1730.

                                   Present

          Lib. M. His Excellency Benedict Leonard Calvert Governor

                         Charles Calvert Esqr      Coll M: Tilghman Ward

               The Hon-  Coll Willm Holland        John Rousby Esqr

               ourable   John Hall Esqr            Benjamin Tasker Esqr

                         Philemon Lloyd Esqr       Philip Lee Esqr  

                         Coll Richd Tilghman       Coll John Rider

                        Members of His Lordship's Honble Council

                    His Excellency produces to this Board a Petition of Mr

                   John Brannock

                    To the Honble Benedict Leonard Calvert Governor of the

                   Province of Maryland

                    The Humble Petition of John Brannock of Dorchester

                   County

                   Humbly Sheweth unto your Excellency

                    That Whereas John Eccieston Susanna his Wife Henry

                   Trippe of Dorchester County the Executrix and Executor of

                   Henry Tripp of Dorchester County dec'd brought their Action

                   against your Petitioner in Dorchester County Court for the

                   sum of Three thousand seven hundred fifty three pounds of

                   Tobacco upon a Bill and your Petitionr by John Tollett his

                   Attorney appeared and tendered a Plea of Discount in Bar

                   of the said Action with an Account annexed to the said Plea

                   proved before Two of His Lordships Justices of Dorchester

                   County according to Law Yet nevertheless Henry Ennals

                   Chief Judge of Dorchester County Court afd with some of the

                   Justices of the said County would not suffer or allow of your

                   Petitioners Plea to be filed or received in the Defence of your

                   Petitioner, and the said Henry did declare in Court that if

                   your Petitioners Attorney would not deliver the said Account

                   to the Court that He the said Henry Ennals would suspend

                   him the said John Tollett of his Practice and thereupon

                   Ordered that Judgment should be entered against your

                   Petitioner that John Brannock came into Court & confess'd

                   Judgment to the said Action whereas in Truth the said Entry

                   was false for the said John Brannock did not come into Court

                   and confess Judgment nor any other Person for him which

                   Actings and Proceedings are against the good Rules of His

                   Lordships Government and the Law in such Cases made and

                   provided, and to the Great Injury of your Petitioner, where

                   fore he most humbly prays that the said Henry Ennals may

                   answer the said Complaint before your Excellency, and that

                   the several Evidences may be sworn and returned their Oaths