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to Tuesday the 4^th Day of October next be further Prorogued
until Tuesday the 21^st Day of March next and Proclamations
issued accordingly.

At a Council held at the Governor's on Monday the 10^th
Day of October in the Eighteenth year of His Lordship's Do-
minion Anno Domini 1768.
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

1Col^o Charles Hammond John Ridout Esq^r
Richard Lee Esq^r Walter Dulany Esq^r
Benedict Calvert Esq^r John Beale Bordley Esq^r
Daniel Dulany Esq^r

Read the following Letter from John Hepburn and Daniel
of Saint Tho^s Jenifer Esq^rs his Lordship's Justices for the
Western Circuit.

To His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor of Mary-
land.
May it please your Excellency.
At an Assize Court held at Baltimore Town for Baltimore
County, this present Circuit, a certain Patrick Constantine
was found Guilty of the Murder of his Son, a youth of about
Eight years old, there was no Positive but strong Circumstan-
tial Evidence.
Also Edward Power and Thomas Robinson were found
Guilty of Burglary, the Principal Evidence against each of
them was their own Confession, and shewing the Stolen Goods
after being Whipt, Sentence of Death was passed against
each of them agreeable to Law.
We are, Your Excellency's most Obedient Servants
John Hepburn
Sept^r 15^th 1768 Dan^l of S^t Tho^s Jenifer.

Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Patrick Constan-
tine, Condemned at the last Baltimore County Assizes, for the
Murder of his Son, and also the following Petition, Signed
by upwards of seventy of the said Constantine's Neighbours,
recommending him to his Excellency's Mercy.

To His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor of Mary-
land.

The Humble Petition of the Subscribers Inhabitants oi
Baltimore County.

Humbly Sheweth. That a certain Patrick Constantine
Your Petitioners' late Neighbour, who has been always hith-

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