by Auditor General William Blathwayte, 20 Dec. 1691, and confirmed in office
by the Lords of the Treasury (Cal. of Treas. Bks., IX, pt. 4, 1421; AM, VIII,
316). He was only occasionally in Maryland. There is no evidence that he
actually served in the office although he retained it until his death in
April, 1703.

2. Col. William Bladen of Annapolis (Prot., wife Cath.), com. by Blath-
wayte, 19 Aug. 1703 (Cal. of Treas. Bks., XVIII, 377); audited Receivers' Ac-
counts regularly until the end of the royal government late in 1715 (Blath-
wayte Papers).

2. The Permanent Establishment, 1673-1776.

a. Surveyor and Cou^tr oiler General of Maryland.

1. Col. Henry Coursey of Kent County (Prot.), appointed by Treas. War-
rant of 27 Nov. 1673 (Cal. of Treas. Bks. , IV, 427); resigned because his
place of residence made the office inconvenient (Ibid., V, pt. 1, 755). He
died in Oct. 1695.

2. Nicholas Badcock of —— County (Prot.), by Treas. Warrant of 23
June 1680 (Ibid., VI, 588); died about August, 1681.

3. John Wall (or Watt?) of —— County (Prot. ?), by Treas. Warrant of
20 March 1681/2 (Ibid., VII, pt. 1, 430); dismissed within the year.

4. Col. Nehemiah Blakiston of St. Mary's County (Prot., wife Cath.),
by Treas. Warrant of 16 Jan. 1682/3; transferred to Collectorship of Patuxent

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