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tary Lawrence), appointed about October, 1692; transferred to
Clerkship of Calvert County about May, 1694.

11. *CHRISTOPHER VERNON, succeeded Briscoe in May, 1694;
resigned in September, 1698, and returned to England.

12. CHRISTOPHER GREGORY, gave bond 1 Oct. 1698; died 18
Aug. 1699.

13. WILLIAM TAYLARD, succeeded Gregory in August, 1699;
discharged 12 Jan. 1702/3.

14. EVAN THOMAS, sworn 12 Jan. 1702/3.

15. THOMAS BORDLEY, sworn 8 June 1703. Resigned after
appointed Clerk of the Prerogative Office.

16. ROBERT HALL, sworn 8 March 1708/9; transferred to
Clerkship of Prince George's County in June, 1711.

17. JOHN BEALE, sworn at June Court, 1711; died in April,
1734.

18. JOHN BRICE II (married stepdaughter of Thomas Bordley
above and of Deputy Secretary Jenings), succeeded Beale in April,
1734; resigned in favor of his son, March, 1765, and died 24
Sept. 1766. ,

19. JOHN BRICE III, succeeded his father about 12 March and
gave bond 20 April 1765; still in office in 1777; died 20 July 1820.

d. Clerk of Calvert County, 1654.

1. EDMOND SCOTT (——), com. 10 May 1658.

2. JAMES THOMPSON, com. 14 June 1661.

3. JOHN TURVILLE (——), sworn about 17 May 1665.

4. JOHN GITTINGS, com. 4 Oct. 1667 and again 9 Feb. 1669/70;
displaced to provide for Darnall. He died in 1675.

5. *JOHN DARNALL of Anne Arundel County (Cath.), com.
by His Lordship, 4 Dec. 1673; died 14 Dec. 1684.

6. *CECILIUS BUTLER (Cath.), succeeded Darnall in Decem-
ber, 1684; forced out by the Protestant Associators, 4 Sept. 1689.
He died in 1712.

7. HENRY FERNLEY, appointed by act of the Convention, 4
Sept. 1689; dismissed by Secretary Lawrence in October, 1692.