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

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Philip Fitzgerrald,
late of Dorchester County Labourer Condemned, at the last
Court of Assize held in and for the said County, for a certain
Felony by him Committed. Read also the following Repre-
sentation of the Justices relative thereto.

Sir
We do hereby represent unto Your Excellency, that, pursu-
ant to his Lordship's Commissions to us directed, a Court of
Assize Oyer Terminer and Goal Delivery was holden before
us for the County of Dorset, at the Court House, within the
Town of Cambridge, in the said County, on Monday the
twelfth day of September One Thousand seven hundred and
Sixty eight, at which Court Philip Fitz-Gerrald was Convict
on full Evidence, by Verdict of a Jury, for feloniously break-
ing and entering the Store House of Clement Bailey, not being
Contiguous to or used with any Mansion House, and thereout
feloniously taking Sundry Goods Wares and Merchandizes,
and the said Philip being asked if any thing he had to say
wherefore Judgment of Death should not pass on the said
Verdict, according to Law, He did make Answer that nothing
he had to say, therefore Judgment of Death was pronounced
as usual, all which may more fully appear to your Excellency
by the Transcript of the Record.
We are Sir
Your Excellency's most Obed^t humble Servants.
B: Hands
J Beale Bordley.

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor, with the Advice
of this Board that Death Warrant Issue for the Execution of
the said Philip Fitzgerrald, on Wednesday the 14^th day of this
Instant, which Issued accordingly.
Read the following Petition of James Richard of Baltimore
County, and also the Petition of the Bench and Bar of the
said County, in his Behalf.

May it please your Excellency
Although I know myself unworthy, and that I ought not to
presume to Address myself to Your Excellency; yet, reduced
to the most dreadful Calamitous Situation, and the Butt of
Party Rage, I in most humble manner do entreat your Pardon,
for daring to Cause you the trouble of Perusing these Lines ;
without your Excellency's most Gracious Pardon my Family