306 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694.

Liber K.

Payne late their Majesties Collector for Patuxent District;
Resolved that their Execution be yet further suspended and
deferred, until Major Nicholas Sewall shall be first brought to
his Tryal or Examination, and both represented to their Maj-
esties to know their Pleasure therein
And as to one other Prisoner named Lewis a Mulatto con-
vict for breaking open a House Chest &c and stealing from
thence several Goods &c for which he also lyes under a Sen-
tence of Death, Resolved also that his Execution be at present
suspended and referred to further Consideration, until such
Time as the Attorney General may have throughly perused
and considered the Indictments and other Process against
him, as by this Board he is commanded to do, and make
Report thereof so soon as conveniently may be

At a Council held as before April the
6^th Anno Domini 1692

Present as before
together with Thomas Brooke Esq^r One Other
of their Majesties Council nominated and
appointed

The Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament as also that of
a Privy Councillor to their Majesties within this Province were
in due form administred unto and taken by the said Thomas
Brooke Esq^r and he took his Place at the Board accordingly

At a Council held at the City of S^t Marys
the Eighth Day of April 1692

Present
His Excellency the Governor
The honble

Col Henry Iowles
Capt: Neh: Blakiston
Thomas Tench Esq^e

Captⁿ John Addison
Capt. John Court
Thomas Brooke Esq^r

Counc^ls

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Col Charles Hutchins also One other of their Majesties
Council nominated and appointed also made his Appearance
here this Day
He hath administred unto him the Oaths appointed by Act
of Parliam^t to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegiance
and Supremacy as also that of a Privy Councillor within this
Province, and took his Place at the board
Was read a Commission passed under the Seal the 6^th
Instant for the Provincial Court whereby was constituted and