38 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

for the better secureing his Maj^ties duties Given under my
hand and seale Aprill the Tenth 1688.

May the 30^th 1688.
The within menconed Andrew Abbington was sworne
dep^ty Comptroll^r and surveyor of patuxent District before me,
Henry Darnall

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Maryland ss
By virtue of my Comission and in pursuiance of the power
Authority and direccons to me given by the Right hon^ble Com-
issioners of his Maj^ties Customes in England have deputed and
impowred and doe hereby impower Andrew Abington Gent:
to be my Dep^ty Collector of all the Rates, duties and imposi-
cons arriseing and growing due to his Maj^ty at patuxent dis-
trict in his Maj^ties province of Maryland By virtue of an Act of
Parliament made in the 25^th yeare of his late Maj^ties reigne
Intituled an Act for Encouragement of the Eastland and Green-
land trade and for a better secureing the Plantacon Trade
Whereby he hath power to enter into any ship Bottome boate
or other Vessell as also into any shop warehouse Hostery or
other place whatsoever for any goods, wares or Merchandize
prohibited to be imported or exported or whereof the Cus-
tomes or other duties have not been duely payd and the same
to seize to his Maj^ties use and also to put in execution all other
the Lawfull powers and authority for the better mannageing
and collecting the said duties In all things proceeding as the
Law directs. Hereby praying and requireing all and every his
Maj^ties Officers and all others whome it doth concerne to be
ayding and assisting to him as becometh Given under my
hand and seale of my office Customes This 29^th of May Anno
Dom: 1688.
John Payne Collector Reg^r

May the 30^th 1688.
The within menconed Andrew Abbington was sworne Dep^ty
Collect⁷ in patuxent district before me Henry Darnall

The Oath
I Andrew Abington doe depose upon the holy Evangelist
That I will duely and truely officiate the places and offices of
Dep^ty Collector in Patuxent District in the province of Mary-
land under M^r John Payne his Maj^ties Collector in the aforesaid
district and Dep^ty Comptroller and Surveyor Generall of the
same district of Patuxent Under M^r George Layfield according
to their severall Instructions and Obligacons corespondent to
the said severall offices they being delivered to me by them
And to give a true & exact accompt of my proceedings in the