522 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Trades and for better secureing the Plantation Trade, We Will
and require you to be ayding and assisting to the said Patrick
Mein in the execution and discharge of the Trust committed to
him in the Service aforesaid And in the putting in execution
all other the Lawes relating to the Trade of our Plantations
according as he is or shall be instructed from time to time by
the Comiss^rs of our Customes in England now and for the time
being. And soe Wee bid you very heartily farewell. Given
at our Court at Whitehall the 18^th day of November 1685 in
the first yeare of our Reign.
Governor of Maryland By his Maj^ties Command
superscribed Rochester
To our R' Trusty and Welbeloved Charles
Lord Baltemore Proprietary of our Province
of Maryland in America.

Com. Customes
Letter in favour
Pat: Mein.

In pursuance of the Direction of the R^t Hon^ble
the Lord High Treasurer of England Wee have
issued forth our Deputation to M^r Patrick Mein

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to be Surveyor Generall of his Maj^ties Customes in the Colony
of Virginia and Maryland and other of his Majestie's Planta-
tions, and haveing given him certain Instructions for inspecting
the actions of our Collectors and other Officers there And to
give such directions as he shall find necessary for his Majestie's
service for better collecting the duties and for causing a strict
observation of the Acts of Trade and Navigation within the
said Collonyes and Plantations Wee desire that your Lordship
will please to give him your encouragement and assistance as
occasion in the premises We remain
Your Lordship's
Most humble servants
D. North
Custom House London Jo. Werden W. Butler
7^th December 85 W. Dickinson L. Chadleigh
Governor of Maryland
superscribed
For the R^t Hon^ble Charles Lord Baltemore
Prop^ry of his Maj^ties Province of Maryland
in America.

To all which their Hon^rs expressed a ready complyance and
assured the said Mein of their Ayd, Assistance and encourage-
ment in all thing relateing to his Comiss^o and required by his
Maj^tie as often as occasion should be for the same.
The said Mein acquainted their Hon^rs he was very sensible
this Government had been misrepresented to his Majestie and
Comiss^rs of the Customes concerning the murder of one of his