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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-1687/8
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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85. 343

At the Committee of Trade & Plants
in the Council Chamber at Whitehall
Tuesday the 31st of January 1681/2

Present
Prince Rupert. Earl of Ailesbury
Earl of Craven. Ld Bp of London
Earl of Clarendon. Ld Privy Seale
Earl of Conway

Their Lordships being desirous to know the opinion of his
Maj. Council learned concerning the force of Laws in the
Plantacons order an extract to be made from the Commissions
to the Governors, of the late Legislative power given them
thereby and that the same be transmitted to the Attorney and
Solicitor General that they may return their Answer to the
Question following Viz:—
That if a Law be made by virtue of this Legislative power
aforesaid without being afterwards confirmed or disproved by
his Majty and a Law being thereupon passed to repeal that
first Law His Maj. shall think fit to make void that repeal,
Whether in that case the former Law be revived or restored
to its full force as if it had never been repealed.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Entry Book,
No. 107.

p. 3

Tuesday February 7th 1681/2.

A Draft of a letter to my Lord Baltemore concerning his
usage of the Officers of the Customs in Maryland read and
approved and their Lordships think fit that the stile of Our
Province be used and insisted on by His Majesty

p. 4

At the Court at Whitehall
the 8th Febry 1681. (-2.)

By the Kings most Excellent Majesty and the Lords of His
Majesty's most Honorable Privy Council.

His Majesty having by a letter under his Royall signett and
signe Manuall required the Lord Baltemore Lord Proprietor
of Maryland to make good the summe of two thousand five
hundred pounds which his Majesty hath been damnified in his
Customs by his Lordship refusing to assist His Majesty's
surveyor in the collection of the duty of one penny and pound
on the Tobacco laded in three severall ships in that Colony
which by the Masters bonds was to be brought to England or
Ireland, as by the copy of the said letter hereunto annexed
appear; It was ordered by His Majesty in Councill that the Com-
missioners of His Majesty's Customs in the Port of London do
cause demand to be made of the Lord Baltemore of the said

Vol. 52, p. 80



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