224 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

of the Country, yet he went to the House with three Men
in his Company.
Many sober well disposed Persons groan under such
Tyranny, and Oppression, and lament that they are debarred
of their Christian Liberty, and at present dare not complain,
because of these Swamp Men and Bullies. Some new invented
Lie is often broached to render your Remonstrant insignifi-
cant, to blacken his Character, and Poison the Minds of such
as are under their Influence.

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Your Remonstrant, therefore, most humbly implores your
Excellency to be pleased to take the Premisses into your Ex-
cellencys Consideration, and to grant unto Your Remonstrant
such Relief as to Your Excellency shall seem proper.

April 29^th 1768
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Notice is hereby given to all Persons, that the Reverend
Philip Hughes is Inducted into Coventry Parish, and the
Vestry desires all the Parishioners to meet at Rahoboth Town
Church, on Monday the I I^th of January next, for to know their
Sentiments concerning the receiving the said M^r Hughes.
p^r Order
Turnell Outten Reg'

December 2 I^st day 1767. N B if Monday be a bad day meet
on Wednesday the 13^th of Jan^y

I have no doubt of M^r Hughs's Inclination to restore, by all
reasonable Means, Peace and Tranquillity to his Parish, and
have therefore no Scruple in recommending to him an En-
deavour to bring about a good understanding by mild Expos-
tulation, but tho' this be my Opinion, yet, if after a proper
Trial of moderate and conciliating Measures the Evil of dis-
sension should appear irremediable in this Course, and the
Vestry should perversely proceed in obstructing him in the
Discharge of the Duties of his Function, I also must think
that recourse ought to be had to legal compulsory Methods
for the Punishment of Outrage, and that the Authority and
Rights of his Lordship ought to be vigorously supported; some
Indulgence may be shewn to Error, but the Reins of Govern-
ment are not to be surrendered into the Hands of any Vestry.
For the present, I would recommend that the Writ de vi laica
removenda may be kept back till there shall appear to be a
Necessity for that vigorous proceeding. I have heard that
the Disposition of the Vestry is very much owing to what
the Parish Suffered during the Incumbency of that wretch