210 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1740.

Lib. C. B.

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

The honble

Major Gen^l Ward
Benj. Tasker Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r
Geo: Plater Esq^r
Edm: Jenings Esq^r

Col Ja^s Hollyday
Col Charles Hammond
Col Levin Gale
Col James Harris
Sam^l Chamberlain Esq^r

The Sheriff of Charles County having made Return of the
Warrant directed to him from this Board, that he had appre-
hended the said Charles Craycroft therein mentioned, is or-
dered to bring him before this Board, who appearing, the
Depositions of John Chesley John Estep and Samuel Perrie
were read unto him, and he not offering any thing satisfactory
to acquit himself of the Crime laid to his Charge, is ordered
to withdraw.

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It is the Opinion of this Board that the said Charles Cray-
croft be committed to the Custody of the Sheriff of Charles
County, and that a Mittimus be prepared accordingly, which
being done, 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 24th Day of May 1740 by several Depositions
that a Certain Charles Craycroft did sometime in January last
at Benedict Town in the said County utter several disrespect-
ful & seditious Words against his Majesty King George
These are therefore in his Lordships Name to will and re-
quire you to take into Your Custody the Body of him the
said Charles Craycroft 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 24^th Day of
May Anno Domini 1740.
Levin Gale Geo. Plater Sam: Ogle
Ja^s Harris Edm: Jenings M^r T. Ward
Sam. Chamberlain Ja^s Hollyday Benj^a Tasker
Ch^s Hammond Philip Lee
To M^r Walter Hanson high Sheriff of Charles County

His Excellency having communicated to this Board the
Report made to him by the Judges of Assize of the Eastern &
Western Shoars of the Proceedings in their several Circuits
held in April last, And it appearing by the Return of the lus-
tices of the Eastern Shoar, that they had passed Sentence of
Death upon a Certain Mary Spearman for Burglary, and for.