372 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

said Thomas, he should have his Bond and that he would take some-
thing from under the Hand of the said Thomas for the fees that
were unpaid, the next day after the execution of the said Instru-
ment of Resignation the said Thomas went to the dwelling House
of the said Tench Francis and there found Captain Ambrose Cock
and John Leeds aforesaid and applied to said Francis for his Bond
aforesaid In answer to which the said Francis told him he was
then busy and asked him if he could not Trust him ;
At the said time the said Leeds and he the said Thomas walked
out and the said Thomas told him that M^r Francis had used him
unkindly and that it was hard that he should be so turned out of the
Office and told the said Leeds that he gave a great Sum of Money for
it, upon which the said Leeds enquired into the Annual Value of the
said Office and soon after the said Leeds came over to Annapolis
and on his Return, told the said Thomas he Could not get his Com-
mission then but that he must again repair to Annapolis in about
A Fortnights time and then should get his Commission, And that
the Secretary had Ordered it so, and which accordingly he did
at the appointed time but then again returned without the said
commission occasioned as the said Thomas believed by the Want of
A Resignation Endorsed on the Commission of him the said Thomas
as appears by the letter hereunto annexed signed Tench Francis
and which Resignation the said Thomas endorsed on the back of
the Commission as required and delivered it to the said Tench Fran-
cis and believes the said Francis sent the same to the said Leeds and
in about four or five days after the said Leeds entered into the said
Office of Clerk of the said County and was qualified before William
Thomas Junior one of the Justices of the said County
Articles of Agreement Indented made Concluded and Agreed upon
this first day of June Anno domini Seventeen hundred thirty and four
between Richard Francis of the City of Annapolis in the Province
of Maryland Gent of the one part and Thomas Bullen of Talbot in
the same province Gent of the other part Whereas the said Thomas
has by means and at the Instance of the said Richard Francis been
Nominated and Appointed Clerk of Talbot Court thereupon the
said Thomas for himself his Heirs Ex^rs and Adm^rs and for every
of them doth hereby Covenant and Grant to and with the said
Richard Francis his Ex^r and Adm^rs in manner following, first
that he the said Thomas shall and will, well, faithfully, diligently
and compleatly do Execute and Perform all the Acts duties and

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Services belonging to the said Office from the time of his admission
thereto for and during the term of twelve years if he shall so long
live and continue therein according to the best of his understanding
and Abilities, that he shall not willingly either resign the said Office
during the same time without a request in Writing under the Hands
and Seals of the said Richard Francis his Ex^rs or adm^rs respectively,