Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 485

the time to come a perfect account be kept by you in that Plan-
tacon of all shipps that shall load there, and return the names
both of the Masters and the ships together with true Copies of
all such Bonds as shall be taken by you there twice in every
yeare unto the Offic^rs of the Custom House in London as afore-
said w^ch if you shall forbear to do upon Informacon thereof and
that any ships freighted there shall contrary to the Law trade
into forreign parts, his Ma^tie will interpret it a very great
neglect in you, for w^eh he is resolved to cause the Breach of the
s^d Act to bee prosecuted according to the Tenor thereof, and
discharge you from that employm^t It being his pleasure that the
s^d Law be very strictly observed, in regard it much concerneth
the Trade of this Kingdome.
All which wee have thought good to lett you know that you
may not pretend ignorance butt observe all such orders as are
directed by the said Act, whereof you are not to fail as you
will answer the contrary at yo^r Perill. And so &c:

Dated 24 June 1663. Signed

P. R. O.

Colonial
Entry Book.
Vol. 60, p. 11.

Lord Chancellor L^d Seymour
Marq of Dorchester L^d Hatton
L^d Great Chamberlain L^d Holies
L^d Chamberlain M^r Treasurer
Earl of Sandwich M^r V: Chamberlain
Earl of Middleton M^r Sec^ry Morrice
Earl of Carberry. M^r Sec^ry Bennett.
L^d B^pp of London.

Att a Councell held att S^t Johns
4 July 1661. omitted in itts due place

Liber H. H.
p. 192

Pntr

Charles Caluert Esq Gou^r
Philip Caluert Esq Chan:
Henry Sewall Esq Seer

M^r John Bateman
M^r Baker Brooke