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

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

Comply. I hope you will Excuse the trouble I am giving you
on this Occasion, and believe me to be Sir.
To Your most Obedient Servant.
The Honble Daniel Dulany Esq^r Joseph Sim.

Upon Consideration of the aforegoing Letter, His Excel-
lency, with the Advice and Consent of this Honourable Board,
was pleased to Order a Noli Prosequi to stay all further Pro-
ceedings on the Presentment against the aforesaid John Lillie.

At a Council held at the Governor's on Friday the 17^th
Day of March in the Eighteenth Year of his Lordship's Do-
minion Anno Domini 1769.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.

Benedict Calvert Esq^r Walter Dulany Esq^r
The honble Daniel Dulany Esq^r John Beale Bordley Esq^r
John Ridout Esq^r George Steuart Esq^r

Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Negro Scipio late
of Prince Georges County Labourer (the Slave of a certain
Thomas Ramsay Hodges,) Condemned at the last November
Court held in the said County for breaking open and Robbing
the Meat House of M^r Stephen West of Prince Georges
County af^d
Read also the following Representation of the Justices
relative to the Conviction of the aforesaid Negro Scipio.

p. 40

May it please your Excellency.
At last November Court Negro Scipio, the Slave of Thomas
Ramsay Hodges of this County was indicted tried and found
Guilty of breaking open the Meat House of M^r Stephen West,
and Stealing from thence a quantity of Bacon. The Evidence
against him consisted of his own Confession, (which appeared
to have been Voluntarily made), and some pretty strong Cir-
cumstances evincing his Guilt; He seemed to be extremely
Ignorant, and not at all acquainted with the Penalty by Law
inflicted on the Crime he had Committed. We have directed
the Clerk to Transmit to Your Excellency a Transcript of the
Proceedings
and are Your Excellency's most Obed^t Servants.
December 16^th 1768.
Jos^a Beall
Alex^r Symmer
Rich^d Duckett Jun^r
James Crow
Joseph Sprigg.