316 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694.

P. R. O. Maryland B. I. Vol. 2, B. F.

Kenelm Cheseldyn Speakr. Wm Finney Ed Wynne Tho: Greenfeild Hugh Sherwood Robt Mason Tho Tasker Rob: Smith Ion Cambell Ino Bigger Wm Whittington Philip Clerke Henry Mitchell Henry Trippe Io: Watson Henory Hawkins Iohn Brooke Will: Harris William Dent Edward Pindar Hans Hanson Iames Smallwood Tho: Sewalle Elias King Philip Hopkins Ed. Iones. Samuel Wheeler George Ashman Ion Hammond Edw Boothby Henry Ridgly Thomas Stalyn Iames Sanders Francis Watkins (Endorsed) An Addresse of thankes to their Maties for sending a protestant Governor signed by all the Members of the Generall Assembly Presented by Ld Presidt at the Cabinet Councill the 20th of Iune 1692. Entr. in Maryland B V D. 2d Feb 53.

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M. Randolph to Coll: Copley. Iames Citty April 13th 1692. May itt please your Excellency. Nothing after my tedious voyage att sea more revived me than the good news of your Excellencies safe arrivall upon the American shore and since that of your health and well being at St Maries the Lords of their Majties Treasury have been pleased to assent and confirm me in the office of deputy Auditor of their Majties province in Maryland in which and in all other Matters I am concerned I shall be ready to serve your interest I inclose a list of ships which I extracted from severall letters sent from the custom house to Lt Governor Nicholson which may be of use to you Your Excellency has likewise a note of severall perquisites which belong to the Governor of this Province I intended to send your Excellency the Law made here for laying 4d upon every gallon of liquor imported here from the West Indies and 2d upon every gallon to be paid by such of the Inhabitants as are the Importers in Vessels belonging to the Country which if your Excellency can get past will be a great service to the Crown I likewise present your Excellency with a book of rates in which yr Excelly is directed to take an oath for the due observance of the Acts of Trade as far as yr Excelly is con-