Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1740. 205

Present

Lib. C. B.

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

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The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Ja^s Hollyday
Col Charles Hammond

Col Levin Gale
Col James Harris
Sam^l Chamberlain Esq^r

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board a Letter
received by him from M^r Samuel Chew One of his Lordships
Justices for Ann Arundel County with the following Deposi-
tion inclosed

Ann Arundel County ss.
Upon the third Day of May 1740 came before me the Sub-
scriber One of his Lordships Justices of the Peace for the
County aforesaid Thomas Walker a Souldier inlisted to serve
in his Majestys Army under the Command of the honourable
Coi Alex. Spotswood, who made Oath on the holy Evangelists
of Almighty God that on the 30^th day of April last at Night
Robert Connant Constable of Herring Creek Hundred
assisted by Two Other Men, by Virtue of a Warrant seized
on Two Persons for small Debts both which said Persons was
duly inlisted and qualified according to Act of Parliament and
when the said Constable was told that the said Debtor was by
Law cleared from Arrest by his being his Majestys Souldier,
he the said Rob' Connant the Constable did in a very impu-
dent and arrogant Manner curse his Majesty King George in
these Words, Viz. God damn King George and all his
Souldiers, and spoke several other disrespectful Words
against his said Majesty and Authority Given under my hand
and Seal this third Day of May Anno Domini 1740
Sam^l Chew

Ordered that a Warrant be prepared directed to the Sheriff
of Ann Arundel County to apprehend the said Connant &
bring him immediately before this Board, which issued in the
following Words

Maryland ss.
Whereas it appears to Us the Subscribers, Members of his
Lordships honourable Council met in Council at the City of
Annapolis the 6^th Day of May 1 740, by the Deposition of a
Certain Thomas Walker taken before Samuel Chew One of
the Justices of Ann Arundel County that a Certain Robert
Connant did on the 30^th of April last curse his Majesty King
George.

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