Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694. 551

May 11^th 1693
Since the writing & before closing of the former M^r Luff
our Sheriff of Somerset County is returned from your parts
& hath this Day given us an Acco^t of his application made to
your Excellency concerning M^r Randolph Feloniously broke
prison & escaped from his Custody, whereby we are encour-
aged to Beleive your Excellency will at our reasonable request
deliver him up to this Gov^t to be proceeded against according
to Law in Confidence & full Assurance whereof we send the
Bearer Charles Nicholson together with the said Luff to wait
on your Excellency & to receive your commands to that pur-
pose to whom we pray your Excellency to give all faith &
credit as Coming from
Your Excellencys most humble Ser^vts
To his Excellency S^r L C:
Edm^d Andros Cap^t N B CH
Gen^l & Gov^r in Chief N G I A
of Virginia T T

Read & signed by his Excellency the Gov^r & Council the
following Letter to the Gov^r of New York ordered yesterday
to be writ (viz^t)

May it please your Excellency
Yours of the 3^d of April last with Copy of the Queens
Letter of the 11^th day of October Inclosed hath been laid
before us the Contents of both we have duly & maturely Con-
sidered & in Obedience to her Majestys Commands as well
as our own inclinations to serve your Exc^llcy & their Majestys
Subjects of your Gov^t against the Common Enemy we have
Concluded on Contributing to your aid & assistance the Sum

Liber K.

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of three hundred Pounds Sterl our Quota proportionable to
our Neighbours of Virginia who are double the Number &
upwards of Taxables with us Bills for which will be remitted,
& your Excellency may expect by the honble Coll^o Hamilton
upon his return to his Gov^t & we hope it with what you may
receive from other parts will have good Effect to the Security
& Safeguard of yours & all others their Majestys Neighbour-
ing Collonies & Plantations we are
Your Excellencys most humble Serv^ts
Maryland May 11^th 1693 L C:
To his Excellency Coll^o N B CH
Benj^a Fletcher Cap^t N G I A
Gen^l & Gov^r in Chief of TT
their Majestys Territory of
New York & Pensylvania
These

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