Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1 750. 489

6^th October 1750

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the following
Warrant issue directed to the Sheriff of Worcester County,
and a Duplicate to the Sheriff of Somerset County, and also
the following Letter

Samuel Ogle Esq^r Lieutenant Governor & Commander in
Chief of the Province of Maryland & Vice Admiral of the
same

To the Sheriff of Worcester County Greeting, Whereas I
am Informed that Several evil minded Persons contrary to all
Law and Justice have Presumed to take into their hands and
Possessions and to Convert to their use several Parcells of the
Materials Cargo and other Effects of & belonging to a Ship
lately belonging to the King of Spain or his Subjects which
has been driven on Shoar by a violent Storm on the Coast of
your County and that Several of the offenders have even dared
to Insult and abuse yourself and others in the due Execution
of your office of Sheriff and the Authority with which you are
Invested in virtue of the Powers Granted to you under my
hand and the Create Seal of this Province the 13^th day of
Septem^r last Past, in Contempt of the Government and all
Law and Justice
These are therefore Strictly to Charge and Command you to
apprehend and take into your Custody all and every Person
or Persons who hath or have presumed or who shall dare or
presume to hinder or obstruct you in the due Execution of your
office and duty and to Carry him her or them before some

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Justice of the Provincial Court to be dealt with according to
Law, And all his Lordships Officers and all others his Majestys
Subjects are hereby Charged & Commanded to Aid & Assist
you in the Premises Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the said Province this 6^th day of October in the 36^th
year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1750

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8^th October 1750
Sir
Upon the first Intimation I had of the loss of the Spanish
Ship on the Coast of Worcester and that People were Plunder-
ing her, I sent Proper Powers to the Sheriffs of Worcester and
Somerset to Secure all they could of the Materials and Car-
goe, And did not Imagine any Body would have presumed to
have resisted the Sheriffs in the Execution of their duty, But

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