368 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85.

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Colonial
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long and prosperous reign noe subject ever wisht or prayed
more for then hath don and for ever will doe
C. Baltemore.
29^th May. 1682.

Coppy of that sent to Sir Lionel Jenkins.

[Indorsed]
A Coppy of the Dispute and difference my Lord Baltemore
had with Mr. Nicholas Badcock.
For Rich^d Burk

Chancellor Calvert's Certificate
5^th June 1682.

Whereas I am informed that M^r Nicholas Badcock His
Majesty's late Surveyor Generall of His Customes in this
Province of Maryland did by letters unto England written
some small time before his decease here in Maryland com-
plaine that the right hon^ble Charles Lord Baltemore Lord and
Proprietor of this Province had ordered him the said Badcock
to appear before his Lordshipp's Councill at S^t Mary's and
there denyed him assistance in obtaining one penny p pound
duty which he claimed from Alexander Dennet master of the
Dolphin of Poole as alsoe of Edward Tarleton master of the
Freeman of Liverpoole I doe hereby certifie that I never knew
of any such Councill held at S^t Marys nor elsewhere in this
Province for that end, nor that the said Badcock was ever
summoned to any Councill about that business though I doe
know that the said Badcock had some discourse in my hearing
with his said Lordshipp as they were walking together about
that Duty and that then the said Badcock neither produced
His Majesty's Order in Councill of the 16^th February 1680.
(which I never saw till November last past) nor any Instructions
from the Comm^rs of His Majestie's Customes, nor the Act of
the 25^th of His Majestie's reign entituled an Act for the better
secureing the Plantation trade (which alsoe I have seen but
lately) so that his claim seemed to me then without ground
the said Masters having given bond according to the Act for
Navigacon &c. made in the 12^th of His Majestie's reigne, and
produced certificates from the said Ports respectively of their
having given such bond as the said Badcock then confessed.
In witness of which truth I have herunto sett my hand and
seale this 5^th day of June 1682.
Philip Calvert Can.
(Endorsed)
Maryland
Chanc^rs Calvert's Certificate
5^th June. 82.