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

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 8,
p. 45

Lord Baltemore Referr'd to the Treasury

At the Court at Whitehall
the 12^th of Oct^ber 1692.

Present
The Lords of Their Maj^ts most Hon^ble Privy Councill.

Upon reading this day at the Board the humble petition of
Charles Lord Baltemore Praying that in regard his Agents at
Maryland are by their confinement disabled from acting for
him according to the power sent them Order may be given to
all such Masters of Vessells as have already made this last
voyage and are come home as also to those that are dayly
expected from Maryland to pay the one shilling Impost on
Tobacco and fourteen pence per Tunn to the Pet^rs pursuant to
the Order of the 26^th of February last. It was ordered by
their Lordships that it be referred to the Right Hon^bIe the
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to consider of the Peti-
tioners request and to give such order thereupon as their
Lordships shall judge fit

At a Councill held at his Excellency the
Governors house at S^t Peters the 13^th day
of October Anno Domini 1692

Present
His Excellency the Governor
the honble

S^r Thomas Lawrence
Coll^o Nehemiah Blakiston
Coll^o Nicholas Greenbury

Thomas Tench Esq^r
Capt Iohn Addison
Capt Iohn Courts

A Servant Boy belonging to M^r Edward Man of Talbot
County accused for the murder of two Negroes but cleared
and lying for his fees only, Ordered that he be returned again
to his Master the said Edward Man to complete with him his
full time of Servitude as also for his runaway time over and

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above, the said Man giving good security for the forth Coming
of the said Boy after he shall have made him full Satisfaction
as aforesaid to reimburse and satisfy to the County for his
Fees &c^a otherwise the said Boy to make Satisfaction for the
same to the Country first and then to satisfy his said Master
as aforesaid
M^r Henry Denton and M^r Robert Mason nominated and
appointed by the Committee to allott and proportion the pub-
lick Levy being sent for are required to inform this Board
what progress they have made therein, they say they have