74    Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1699.

             Lib. x.    Provisional Court residing in Somerset County do inquire

                  thereinto & remove the said Parkers fonceable entry accord

                  ing to Law & for the better Satisfactions of the said Indians.

                   Read the petition of Mr John Contee the Factor of Sr Iohn

                  Rogers of Plymouth praying the Assignmt of Major William

                  Whittingtons & Mr John Wests Sheriffs Bond for Somerset

                  County against whom the said Sr John Rogers has a claim

                  against the one for 4661 l Tobo & the other 17387 l tobo

                   His Excellency & the Board are pleased to express the Re

                  spect they have for the said Sr John Rogers who is a consid

                  erable trader in this Province & order that the said Sheriffs

             P. 218     Bonds be assigned & a Special Court Granted to sit the first

                  Tuesday in July next & that Mr Walter Lane Capt Richd Hill

                  Capt Wm Holland Mr James Sanders & Mr John Worthington

                  be appointed the Comrnsrs for holding the said Court

                   Flis Excellency is pleased to lay before the Board that the

                  Sheriff of Calvert Countys Office will very shortly be vacant

                  & that two Gentlemen of that County vizt Mr Blake & Mr

                  Wilson had both of them made their application to him

                  therefore

                   Mr Blake is recommended by the Board to his Excellencys

                  Favour for that he has always been very ready & serviceable

                  in this his Majestys Government

                   Whereupon his Excellency is pleased to order a Commis

                  sion to be prepared constituting the said Mr Thomas Blake

                  high Sheriff of Calvert County upon the Present Sheriffs

                  Commission determining accordingly

                   John Pope of Somerset County made his Complaint that

                  he had been indicted at the said County Court for some scan

                  dalous words by him spoke of Mr Mathw Scarborough one of

                  the Justices of that County that he confessing some of those

                  words tho not the whole & craving a Reference until the next

                  court to produce his Evidence to maintain what he said was

                  denied & forced to come to tryal that Court without his

                  Evidence & was Sentenced to be imprisoned three months

                  & be fined four hundred pounds of Tobo & further that the

                  said Pope happening to be overtaken in Drink Scarborrough

             p. 219     malitiously followed him from house to house & teazed him

                  so that he swore very much for which he is heartily sorry

                  upon which the said Scarborrough had him presented &

                  fined for the said oaths to the value of ten pounds Sterl he

                  also further alledged that the said Scarborrough stands

                  indebted for what he had taxed him with

                   Ordered that the Justices of Somerset County make exact

                  inquiry into this matter & certify the truth thereof to his

                  Excellency the Governor with the several depositions & pro

                  ceedings against the said Scarborrough & that the Levying