Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1 740. 207

of the Justices of Ann Arundel County against a certain
Robert Connant for cursing his Majesty King George
These are therefore in his Lordships Name to will and
require you to take into Your Custody the Body of him the
s^d Robert Connant and him safely to keep until he shall be
discharged by due Course of Law, for which this shall be

your sufficient Warrant Dated at Annapolis this Ninth Day of
May Anno Domini 1740
Sam: Ogle
Benj. Tasker Ja^s Hollyday James Harris
Philip Lee Cha^s Hammond
Edm: Jenings Levin Gale Sam^l Chamberlain

Lib. C. B.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday
the 21^st Day of May in the twenty sixth Year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1740.

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

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The honble

Major Gen^l Ward
Benj. Tasker Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r
George Plater Esq^r

Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Ja^s Hollyday
Col Levin Gale
Col James Harris

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board a Letter
received by him from the Governor of Virginia Viz :

Williamsburg 30^th April 1740
Sir

The Occasion of this, is to inform you, that Hugh McDonnel
of the County of Prince George in Maryland was bound over
by Recognizance by the Court of Prince William in this Colony
to appear and give Evidence against Joshua Harp for Horse
stealing and failed to appear, upon which the Prisoner is con-
tined over to the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Tryal
I therefore desire the favour of you to use your Endeavours
to order him to appear at Our next Court of Oyer and
Terminer, which is to be held on the second Tuesday in June
next that the Tryal may no longer be detained
I am with great Respect
Sir, Your most humble Servant
Will: Gooch

It is the humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency that
the Chief Justice of the Provincial Court be desired, to issue

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