Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1737. 129

Present as Yesterday

The Petition of Matthew Cohune against M^r George Robins
being again taken into Consideration, and the rest of the
Witnesses examined; His Excellency is pleased to deliver to
M^r Robins and the said Matthew Cohune the Opinion of this
Board as follows
That the said M^r George Robins in rendering Judgment
against the said Matthew Cohune as complained of by his the
said Cohunes Petition, was too hasty and rash and that the
Rule made by the Justices of Talbot County Court of the first
Tuesday in June Anno Domini 1736 against him the said
Cohune was harsh and severe; that Magistrates in doing their
Duty will always be countenanced and protected by this Board,
that the Behaviour of the said Matthew Cohune towards the
said Robins was rude and indecent, and the said Cohune is
directed to behave himself respectfully to the several Magis-
trates of the County and it is the humble Advice of this Board
to his Excellency that he be pleased to direct the Attorney
General to stay all Proceedings on the Information exhibited
in the Provincial Court against the af^d Matthew Cohune.
His Excellency having communicated to this Board the
Reports made to him by the Judges of Assize of the Eastern
and Western Shears, of the Proceedings in their several Cir-
cuits held in September last, and it appearing by the Return
of the Justices of the Western Shoar, that One Charles Mur-
phy condemned by them at the Assizes held for Charles
County had a very bad Character, and behaved very indecently
at his Tryal; It is therefore the Advice of this Board to his
Excellency, that he be pleased to order a Dead Warrant to
issue for executing the said Charles Murphy.
Ordered that Proclamation issue to dissolve this present
General Assembly which stands prorogued to the third Tues-
day in November next, and it is likewise Ordered that Writts
of Election issue to call a new Assembly returnable to the last
Tuesday in february next being the 28^th Day of the same
Month.

Lib. M.