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Whereas the Present General Assembly of this Province
Stands Prorogued to the Second Tuesday of November next
being the Twelfth day of the same Month And whereas I have
received Notification of the death of the Right Honourable
Charles Lord Baltimore late Lord Proprietary of this Province
whereby the General Assembly thereof became Dissolved,
I have therefore thought fit with the Advice of his Lordships
Council of State to publish the same and Declare the said
Assembly to be Dissolved, And to the Intent that all Persons
Concerned may have due Notice thereof I do hereby Strictly
Charge and Require the Several Sheriffs of this Province
to make this my Proclamation Publick in their Respective
Counties in the usual manner as they will answer the Contrary
at their Peril. Given at the City of Annapolis this 24th day
of October in the first year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq
Domini 1751
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His Excellency having communicated to this Board a Report
made to him by the Justices of the Provincial Court of their
having passed Sentence of Death at September Term on a Cer-
tain Thomas Bevan for feloniously and burglariously breaking
and entering the Mansion house of Charles Cole of Annapolis
Merchant with an Intent to rob him; and also on Jane Parker
of Ann Arundel County Spinster for feloniously Stealing
sundry Goods from Henry Ainsley Planter above the Value
of forty Shillings Sterling; And It appearing by the said
Report that a Jury of Matrons was Summoned to enquire
whether the said Jane Parker was with Child, who brought in
their Verdict that she was with quick Child It is therefore the
Advice of this Board to his Excellency that He be pleased to
grant a Pardon to the said Jane Parker; And It also appearing
that the afd Thomas Bevan was a notorious Offender, his
Excellency was pleased to order with the Advice afd that Dead
Warrant issue for his Execution on Friday the first day of
November next.
His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Letter from Mr Christopher Gist
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