Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 20-Nov. 12, 1698. 275

Will Barton Thom^s Slatey
William Hutchinson Fran^s Ienkins
Iohn Lowe Thom^s Ennalls
Thomas Baile Iacob Lookerman
Henry Hawkins In^o Thompson
In^o Berman. Iac^o Moreland Burgesses,
Iames Smallwood In^o Hammond
Sam^ll Collins Will Taylard
Walter Lane Sam^ll Young
Tho^s Hicks Rich^d Hill

L. H. J.

Rob^t Smith
Thom^s Tasker Esq^res Iustices of the
Iames Keetch Provincial Court.

p. 282

Phillip Lines Foreman Charles Tilden
Will: Comegys In^o Rawlinson
Ephraim Willson Peter Watts

Charles Beven Thom^s Atterberry
Char: Greenberry In^o Emerson
Will Mills Witt Watts Grand
Ambrose Kinemont Aron Iunise Iury.
Humphry Tilton Tho^s Killman

Wch being read his Excellency was pleased to comand the
Sherriff to bring in M^r Philip Clark w^ch he accordingly did.
Where his Excell^cy was pleased to tell him that he had
detaind him in prison not out of any p^rjudice to him but that
all the Country might see th^t he was Legally condemned and
Imprisoned for th^t upon a former Remission upon the Like
case he had spread ab: Reports th^t were both false and scan-
delous and th^t during th^t time of this Imprisonment he had
reported that the provinciall Court he would produce sufficient
reasons in Law to Reverse the Judgm^t and p^rcure his Lib^rty
and it being now the time of the provinciall Court if he can
p^rduce such reasons he would have him to doe it. And then
he would not need of the Kings Mercy. But if he could not
p^rduce such reasons after the end of the Court, upon his giv-
ing bond with Security for the peace and his good Behaviour
he will extend his Maj^tys Clemency so farr unto him as to
Release him from his Imprisoment.
The hon^ble Coll^o Henry Jowles Chancellour on Behalfe of the
hono^ble his Maj^tys Councill, the hono^bk the Iustices of the pro-
vinciall Court some of his Members of the house of Delegates
and the Grand Iury psented the following address to his
Excellency w^ch he prayed might be read w^ch was accordingly
Done in these Words.