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on receiving a Promissary note from Thomas Hynes for the
amount of her fine.
That Cap' Shelby at Length proceeded to the Marriage
Ceremony, which he performed by asking the young Man
whether he would take that Woman to his lawful Wedded
Wife? and put the same Question, mutatis mutandis to the
young Woman; after which he pronounced them to be lawful
Man & Wife, saying Jump Dog, Leap Bitch, and I'll be
damned if all the Men on Earth can unmarry you.
That the new married Couple were put to bed in M^r War-
ford's own Bed, with the usual Ceremonies of throwing the
Stocking &c. M^rs Warford having previously received five
Shillings for the use of the said Bed. And the whole Proceed-
ings on the Riot &c. quashed at once.
That some time after the young Couple had been left to
themselves, the young Man wanted to leave his Consort: and
opening the Door would have come out. But was prevented
by Cap^t Shelby, who opposed him with a fork in his hand,
which he threatened to jobb into his Cutts if he attempted to
leave his Wife. Whereupon the young fellow retired peace-
ably, and was found by the Company early in the Morning
fast asleep in Bed with his Consort.
That a review of the above recited Transaction may be suffi-
cient to shew how incapable either of the above mentioned
Persons are to sustain the dignified Character wherewith they
are invested; and how unworthy of that high Trust which
their ignorance of the Laws, whereby the Community is to be
regulated, their assuming to themselves Powers with which
they are not invested, and their turning the Execution of their
Office by indirect Means to their own private Emolument and
the scandal of Public Justice, have so grossly abused.
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that the aforesaid
Captain Evan Shelby, and M^r Joseph Warford may be left out
of the Commission for the Peace in Frederick County, that the
whole Body (otherwise, We hope, respectable) may not be
wounded thro' their Sides or laughed at as their Associates.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

And, as in Duty bound they will ever pray &c.
Andrew Hugh Will^m Blair
Peter Bainbridge T: Dickson
Tho^s Price W^m Luckett.

Ordered that the Clerk Write the following Letter, which
was transmitted under a Cover to M^r Darnall.

Gentlemen
I am Ordered by the Governor and Council to inform you,
that in Considering a Petition preferred to his Excellency by

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