5. John Payne of —— County (Prot.), com. 19 April 1687 and sworn 16
Jan. 1687/8 (Prov. Ct. Rec., 1, WRC #1, f. 449); killed in a fray with Maj.
Nicholas Sewall and others, 3 Jan. 1689/90 (AM, VIII, 174).

6. Col. George Plater I of St. Mary's County (Prot.), com. 17 April
1690 and sworn 11 April 1691 (Prov. Ct. Rec., 1. WRC #1, f. 587); dismissed
about Nov. 1696.

7. Peter Jenings of —— County (Prot.), com, 21 Nov. 1696 and sworn 2
July 1697; resigned to go home to England to March, 1698/9 (AM, XXIIl, 47,
151; XXV, 55).

8. Col. Robert Finley of Talbot County (Prot.), com. by Gov. Blakiston,

in whose company he had just arrived in Maryland, 22 March 1698/9 (AM, XXV,
71); superseded by Muschamp (but meantime he was appointed Clerk of Talbot
County).

9. George Muschamp of St. Mary's County (Prot.), by Treas. Warrant of
12 March 1699/1700 (Cal. of Treas. Bks., XV, 212); died in November, 1709.

10. John Dansey of St. Mary's County (Prot.), com. Surveyor General

Robert Quary, 15 Nov. 1709 (AM, XXV, 272); died in September, 1716.

11. Thomas Fell of —— County (Prot.), served from 5 Oct. 1716 to 3
Sept. 1717 (Audit Office, b. 791, r. 1009).

12. Col. John Rousby II of Calvert County (Prot., mother prob. Cath.;
nephew of Christopher Rousby; m. widow of George Plater above), entered of-
fice 3 Sept. 1717 (Ibid., b. 791, r. 1009; b. 792, r. 1013); died in August,

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