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       Before them respectivly may in noe manner of way Interfere w.th Affaires which lye before any of
       such Judges in any other Courte or place in another Capacity

       That y.e Diffrence between y.e Peticon.rs and y.e Defts in y.e s.d Courte of Chancery relates in a great measure to y.e
       Estate of the s.d Richard Gardiner in y.e circumstances it now stands in y.e Comissaries office before Kenelm
       Cheseldyne Esq.r y.e Present Comissary Gen.ll and who also is one of y.e present Judges of y.e s.d Courte of
       Chancery and consequently one before whom y.e Peticoners Cause lyes in two diffrent Capacityes w.ch is
       y.e Inconveiency (as your pet.rs conceive) Y.r Ex.ncy most prudently and out of your wonted Seale to Justice
       intended to prevent by placeing diffrent Judges in all distinct Courtes

       Wherefore they most humbly pray that for this Cause Y.r Ex.ncy would be pleased either to joyne one in the
       roome of M.r Cheseldyne to y.e Hono.ble p.r Henry Jowles and Maj.r Edward Dorsey y.e other Judges in Chancery
       or else to ord.r that y.e Cause may be determined by y.e s.d Co.ll Jowles and Maj.r Dorsey without y.e assistance
       of y.e s.d M.r Cheseldyne that thereby Y.r Ex.cys true intention in modelling y.e Courtes of Judicature of
       this Province may be strictly pursued                           And they will pray

                                        By his Ex.ncy y.e Gov.r and Councill May y.e 3.d 1698

       The within pet.n is thought reasonable   Therefore ordered that it be referred to his Maj.ties Lawy.rs
       to adise how the cause may be tryed whether by y.e other two or that another Maj.tr in Chancery be appointed
       for y.e hearing of that Cause      It is alsoe ordered that Kenelm Cheseldyne Esq.r Com.ry Gen.ll
       for y.e future never sitt upon y.e ^any^ hearing in Chancery where any thing relating to y.e matter in dispute has
       been in his Office before him
                                                                                     Signed p ord.r  
                                                                                                                      W Bladen  Clk of y.e Councill


Maryland fs            The Humble Peticon of Phillip Lynes of this Province
                                  To y.e hono.ble y.e Speaker and y.e rest of y.e hono.ble y.e members of
                                  Assembly most humbly sheweth

       That whereas upon the Arrivall of his Ex.ncy y.e late Govern.r Copley Y.r Peticon.r being then
       an Inhabiter and an Inholder at S.t Maryes at w.ch place y.e s.d Govern.r Copley by virtue of his
       Maj.ties Comission tooke upon him y.e Govern.mt of this Province In ord.r thereunto he sealed himself
       and Attendance at Y.r Peticoners house to which place y.e said Govern.r called together all his Maj.ties
       Councill and other psons who had Administracon of Governm.t before his Arriv.ll to give theire Attendance
       on him for publicacon of his Comission and settling of y.e Governm.t together also w.th many
       other officers millitary and civill and some Troops of Guards to Attend his s.d Ex.ncy but happened y.r
       peticoner being from home notwithstanding Y.r Peti.rs wife w.th y.e Assistance of M.r Thomas Gronwin
       did by y.e ord.r of his Ex.ncy and other Gentl in office as before menconed give entertainm.t to y.e afs.d
       psons being then called downe upon publique Affaires both y.e Gent and their Attendance w.th drink
       victuals oates corn Fodder for theire horses soe that y.e s.d Thomas Gronwin in hopes and confidence of
       y.e Publique Creditt for Y.r Peticoners pay did Deliver and dispose of to y.e severall psons in y.e list
       herew.th delivered divers Liquors and accomodacons as by their severall Acco.ts drawne out in particulars
       ammounting to y.e sume of fifty two thousand nine hundred and nine pounds of Tob.o all w.ch your pet.r
       can make appear and prove by the oath of M.r Thomas Gronwin who booked y.e same Afterwards to it
       in an assembly held June y.e 6.th 1692 Y.r pet.r moved y.e hono.ble Assembly then sitting for satisfaction
       but his af.d acco.t of disbursm.ts as your pet.r then concieved to be wholy upon y.e Publique
       account and thereupon y.e same was put to y.e vote of y.e house and it was then ordered that y.r said list or
       account should be Charged to Every mans particular Acco.t To y.e great grievance of Y.r Peticon.r Yet
       your peticon.r being made sencible of y.e s.d voate your peticoner being willing to get his just dues was at
       y.e Charge and trouble of Coppying out y.e particular Acco.ts in y.e list menconed which referred to psons
       living in most parts of y.e Province very remote from y.r peticon.rs abode and having such demands made it
       was returned your peticon.r by most of them who was soe charged and more especially such as were in office
       and created y.e greatest debts utterly denyed payment Asserting that they were called downe particularly
                                                                                                                                                          upon


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