184 Records Illustrating the History of Maryland

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. E.

the dutyes upon shipping here accrueing according to the
Law and usuall custome of this Province they be collected by
the Navall Officers appointed by the Representative Body of
this Province in the late Gen^ll Convention to such uses and by
such wayes and meanes as therein is provided.
Signed p ord^r
*p John Llewellin Clk.

The Persons names of the aforesaid Cofnittee
John Coode S^t Ma: Co: the Cheif.

George Robotham

Talbot Co:
John Edmundson

Henry Tripp 1
Dr Brook Dor: Co:
Vivian Beal, Cal: Co:

Mich: Miller
Kent Co:
Wm Harris

King, Sumerset Co:
Edw: Jones, Cecill Co:
(Endorsed)
James Heath's demands
& Coode & his Committees
Answere thereto

p. 19

Ann Arundle County Iune the 90^th
Most Hon^ble Sir,
Wee take the boldness to recommend to your Honor the
bearer Captain Richard Hill of Ann Arundle County in their
Majestie's province of Maryland who in his greatest extremity
and distress applied himselfe to us for redress, being informed
wee had their Majestie's immediate commission, by which he
was in hopes wee might be capable to assist or at least advise
him in this his great straight and as we are unwilling to
mingle with the disorders already in the Government advised
him to apply himselfe to your Honor, And as he is altogether
a stranger to your Honor but well knowne to us, wee think itt
our duty to render an account of what we know both of his
person and present troubles And as wee are unwilling to
flatter him we will by no means disceive your Honor in his
Character. He is a person with whom we have had conver-
sation and acquaintance these many years, he is a good com-
monwealth man and of good fame, a protestant and a loyall
subject to their Majesties for which reasons we could do no
less then give care to his grieveous complaint to us by his
letter, A true coppie of which we have here with sent your
Honor upon which we took the trouble upon us to go to his