From 1689 to 1692 a revolution in Land Reform and general rule took place in Maryland. Appointments to Council were authorized from regular citizenry. That is how Thomas Stacey would have been appointed. We have him here in a group asking for land reform where he is a signatory.

 

 

Proceedings of the Council of Maryland

 


Other writeings to his Lordships Land belonging this house P. R. O.say that all Bonds and Bills given for warrants to take up B. I. Vol. 2,Land where the parties have taken up land thereupon ought to be delivered up to his Ldp but where they have not executed the said warrant and returned a Certificate of the same they ought not to be delivered till the parties receive the benefit of the same and as to Records relateing to Land taken upp under his Ldpp they say that they conceive their Majties subjects Title to such Lands are the only evidence for the same and ought not to be entrusted or be in the custody of any but His Majtys Secretary thereunto commissioned & lodged in his Office to which his Ldpps Officers and all His Majtys subjects have free access.And now having presumed to lay these things before your Majestic with all humble submission purely out of duety & for preventing evill constructions of our enemyes and for our own just vindication wee most humbly beseech your sacred Majestic to consider what is here represented and to take suchcourses as in your royall wisdom shall think fltt to be done therein and wee your Majesties most humble and faithfull subjects as in duty bound shall ever pray for your long and prosperous reign over us/

 

Kenelm Cheseldyn, Speaker, Ed Wynne, Robert Crook,Robert Mason, James Smallwood,Henry Michell, Phill: Hoskin, John Brooke, Wm Dent, Jno Hammond, Henry Hawkings, Tho. Small. Edward Pindar, Will: Harris, Henry Trippe, Henry Ridgley, Tho. Tasker, Edw: Boothby, Hugh Sherwood, John Campbell, Jno Dorsey, Philip Clarke, Francis Watkins, Jo. Watson, Tho. Stacy, Hans Hanson, James Sanders, T. Wroth, Roger Welford, Jno Bozman, Lazarus Maddox, Thomas Theakston, Wm Whittington

(Endorsed)

Referred to the Committee by Order of Councill of the 15th Septr 1692. Ree' 19th Septr 1692.