Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 449

    Maryland ss                             Lib. H. D.

    Dinah Know all men by these presents that We Dinah

    Nutheads

    Bond for  Nuthead of Ann Arrundell County Widow Robert

    Printing  Carvile and William Taylard of St Maries County

    Gentn are held and firmly bound unto his Exncy ffrancis Nichol

    son Esqr Capt Genll and Governor in Chief &Ca in the Sume of

    one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to the wch

    paymt well and truly to be made & done We bind our Selves

    each and every of Us our and either of our heirs Exrs &

    Admrs joyntly & Severally for the whole and in the whole firm

    ly by these prsents Sealed with our Seals and Dated the four

    teenth day of May Anno Domini 1696.

      Whereas the above bound Dina Nuthead having p her

    Peticon humbly supplicated his Exncy the Governor for Leave

    & Lycence to set up her printing press for printing blank bills

    bonds Writs warrants of Attorney Letters of Administration

    and other Necessary blanks usefuil for the publick Offices of

    this province which being Referred to the House of Assembly

    and there Assented to, and by his sd EXUCY and Councill accord

    ingly Ordered She giving bond &Ca.

      Now the Condition of this Obligation is such that if the sd

    Dinah Nuthead shall exercise and Imploy her printing press and

    Letters to noe other use than for the printing of blank bills

    bonds writts warrants of Attorney Letters of Admrcon and other

    like blanks as abovesd nor Suffer any other person to make use

    thereof any otherwise than aforesd Unless by a particular p. 363

    Lycence from his Exncy the Governor first had and obtained

    And further shall save harmless and indempnifye his sd Exncy

    the Governor from any Damage that may hereafter Ensue by

    the said Dinah Nuthead misapplying or Suffering to be mis

    applyed the aforesd Printing press or letters otherwise than to

    the true intent & meaning before expressed, Then this Obliga

    tion to be Voyd or else to Remain in full force and Virtue.

                                   her

    Sealed and Delivered in  Dinah 0 Nuthead (Seale)

    the prsence off.               markS

    H: Wriothesley         Robt Carvile (Seale)

    Hen: Denton            W. Taylard (Seale)

    John Newsam.

                   Decembr the       1694.

                 May it please Yor Exncy

    Coll Roboth- In pursuance of an Ordr of Councill from your

    ams Return abt Mr Exncy and Councill I have made enquiry what Ordrs

    Clayland and Mr Mr Leech and Mr Clayland have for preaching and

    Leech.performing a ministeriall ifunction in Talbot County

    and Concerning Mr Leeach his marrying one John

    Stephens.

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