Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75. 101

Upon reading the aforesaid warrant of his Excellencys and
Report thereupon and M^r Iohn Parker Merch^t of the said Ship
being called and appearing before this Board it is Ordered that
this Business be referred to the next Provincial Court and in

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the mean time that the said John Parker Cause the Seamen
belonging to the said Ship to bring all the Rigging furniture
and apparel belonging to the said Ship on Shore to such
Place as the said Parker shall think Convenient to appoint and
that the said Parker take the same into his Custody until further
Order and that in the meantime the said Parker take a true
and exact Account of all the Rigging furniture and Apparel of
the said Ship and the same Exhibite to the next Court in
writing under his hand

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At a Council held at the City of Saint
Marys the 6^th day of December 1671.

Present
His Excellency Charles Calvert Esq^r Captain
General and Chief Governor of Maryland
Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancillor
the honble William Calvert & Esq^rs
Edward Fitzherbert

Iohn Williams and Robert Hontons Patents for Land under
the Seal of Virginia being produced to the Board and it
appearing since the running of the divisional Line
put among between this Province and the said Colony that the
the Council several tracts of Land Contained in the said Patents
papers within this Province it is by this Board Ordered
that the said Patents be kept by the Clerk of the Council and
the Consideration of this matter referred until Another time

Captain Daniel Ienifer informing the Board that he was
Appointed by the Act of Assembly for the Keeping of the
Standard for Saint Marys County and that he sent for weights
measures and other things necessary for the same into England
which are now come into this Province and that M^r Henry
Neale by Virtue of an Order of the Iustices of the County
Court hath taken the same into his Possession
His Excellency and Council have thought fit to Order that

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the Standard for Saint Marys County af^d be removed to the
house of Captain Daniel Ienifer at the City of Saint Marys
that he may keep the same according to Act of Assembly and
further Ordered that the Sheriff of the County do see them
brought down to the said Ienifers from M^r Henry Neals af^d
with all Convenient speed

Emanuel Ratcliffe who Intermarried with the Relict of
William Black deceased a Sawyer who worked upon the Fort

p. 80