280 Records Illustrating the History of Maryland

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 8.

speedy notice thereof and of all your proceedings, and the con-
dition of Affaires within your Government for our Information
and Direction. Provided always that you do not by Colour of
any Power or Authority hereby given you Commence or
declare War without our knowledge and Command therein,
except it be against Indians upon Emergencies, wherein the
consent of our Councill shall be had, and speedy notice thereof
given unto Us.
Given at our Court at Whitehall the 26^th day
of August 1691. In the third year of Our Reign
By Her Majesty's Command
Nottingham.

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Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. F.
p. 9

I conceive that the 12^d per Hogshead setled by the Consti-
tution of the Country upon the Governm^t for the support of
the Governm^t since the disability of the Lord Baltemore & the
vacancy was due to th^r Maj^ties & is now due to the Governm^t
placed in by them as a perquisit to the Office And that for the
said duty as a debt due to th^r Maj^ties there may bee an extent
out of the exchequer Or their Maj^tie may please to order that
the goods may not be discharged at the Custome house before
this duty p^d
Samp. Ward
Aug 26: 91.
(Endorsed)
Read the 3^d Sep^t 1691.

Warde his opinion
relating to there Ma^tys laing
their hands on the moeity of the
2^s per hogshead since the Lord
Baltemore has bine oute of
that Govern^mt

p. 4

List of Councillors of Maryland.

Cap^t Iohn Addison of Charles County.
Cap^t Codd of S^t Marys County.
M^r lames Whitwood
M^r George Robotham of Tallbott County.
M^r David Brown of Somerset County
M^r Henry Jowles of Calvert County
Cap^t Nicholas Greenbury of Arundell County
M^r Nehemiah Blackiston of St Maries County.

(Endorsed)
List of Councillors of Maryland.
Rec^d this from Coll Copleys agent
1691. Sep^t 1.