Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1 750. 487

said Rumney to some Magistrate in Virginia in order to his

being tryed there, which, being prepared, issued as follows

Maryland ss.

Whereas It appears to us the Subscribers the Governor and
Council of the Province of Maryland in Council met That a
Certain Edward Rumney is charged upon Oath with Aiding
and assisting a certain Low and others in the treasonable
Practices of Coining counterfeiting and uttering many base
Double Doublosons in the Colony of Virginia And Whereas
Proclamation hath been issued by the President of his Majestys
Council & Commander in Chief of that Colony for the Appre-
hending the said Edward Rumney, & carrying or Causing
him to be carried into Virginia where the fact is Charged to
have been Committed in order that he may be dealt with
according to Law And thereby desiring the Governors of the
Neighbouring Colonies and Provinces to be assisting in bring-
ing the said offenders to Justice And Whereas the said Edward

Lib. C. B.

Rumney is now in the Goal of the City of Annapolis and
under your Custody as well by Virtue of a Commitment upon
the said Charge as also by Virtue of a Writt or Writts of
Execution and other meane Process But that such Offenders
may not be Screend or Protected from Publick Justice
These are to require and Command you in His Lordships
Name that you forthwith take the Body of the said Edward
Rumney, and him safe Conduct & deliver to the Sheriff of
Prince Georges County who is hereby required & Commanded
in his Lordships Name to Receive from you the Body of the
said Edward Rumney and him forthwith Conduct and deliver
safe before and to One or more Magistrate or Magistrates in
the said Colony of Virginia in order that he may be dealt
with according to Law for which This shall be a Sufficient
Warrant to you and Each of you Given by us met in Council
at the Council Chamber in the City of Annapolis under Our
hands & Seals this 27^th Day of Sept^r Anno Dni 1750
To M^r John Gassaway Sam: Ogle
high Sheriff of Ann Arundel Benj^a Tasker
County Edm. Jenings
Cha Hamond
D Dulany
Ben Calvert
And the following Letter

27 September 1750
Sir
Agreeable to your desire in the Proclamation for appre-
hending Low Jackson James Jackson & Edward Rumney a
warrant has been made by myself and Council for the Con-

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