64 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1734.

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fomented divers Riots and Disturbances, and frequently dis-
paraged the Title of the Right Honourable the Lord Proprie-
tary of Maryland to the said Province, and hath given out in
threatening and menacing Speeches that he would shoot his
Lordship or any Person who should dare to act by Virtue of
any Authority derived from his Lordship against the Peace &c.
These are therefore in his Lordship's Name to will and re-
quire You to take into your Custody the Body of him the said
Minshul, and him safely to keep until he shall be discharged
by due Course of Law, for which this shall be your sufficient
Warrant Dated at Annapolis this 21^st Day of february Anno
Domini 1733

To M^r Nicholas Maccubbin high

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Sam^l Ogle

Sheriff of Ann Arundel County

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M. T. Ward

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Benjⁿ Tasker

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Philip Lee

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Edm: Jenings

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Monday 25^th
of March in the nineteenth Year of His Lordships Dominion
Annoq Dni 1734
Present

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

John Hall Esq^r Philip Lee Esq^r
Col Rich^d Tilghman Mich^l Howard Esq^r
The Honble Col Matt: Tilghman Ward George Plater Esq^r
John Rousby Esq^r Edmund Jenings Esq^r

His Excellency acquaints this Board that he is informed
that a Vote hath passed this Session in the Lower house of
Assembly declaring some of their Members disqualifyed from
attending in that house the said Members having accepted
Places of Trust since their Election; and desires their Opinion
whether the Assembly may be dissolved upon such a Con-
juncture, This Board is of Opinion the Assembly should be
dissolved; but desires his Excellency would be pleased to delay
the doing it until the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
At a Council held in the Council Chamber
Present as in the Morning
His Excellency lays before this Board the following Speech

Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly
It is with very great Concern that I find myself under a
Necessity of taking notice of your expelling several of the