Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694. 391

Hoskins⁵ Acco^t for Soldiers pay be allowed to wit a Lieutenant
Ensigne and 27 Men according to Act of Assembly
Also Coll Warrens acco^t for Captain Lieut^nt Ensigne, two
Serjeants a Drummer and 10 Files of Men according to Act
Maj^r Smallwoods Acco^t for a Lieut^nt Ensigne and 6 file of
Men Lieut^nt Iohn Clarks Acco^t for himself and Eleven Men,
with their Horses severall days in Service to be allowed accord-
ing to Law
Ordered that the whole Surplusage of 75444 of Tobacco
be levyed and Lodged in the hands of the Sheriffs of Charles
S^t Marys Calvert and Ann Arundell Countys to be disposed
of as above and further so far as the same will extend as the
Governor & Councill at their next meeting shall think fit
towards the defraying of the publick charge of the Province
yet unsatisfied, and for that Purpose the papers and Acco^ts
thereunto relating be delivered into the Custody of the Clerk
of the Councill to be produced and examind by this Board

1 Tob

The sum to be Lodged in the Sheriffs hands ass^d is 68586
the Sheriffs Salary for the same------- 6858

75444

To his Excellency the Captain Generall & the
hon^ble Council
The petition of Iohn Edmonson
humbly
Prays your Honours order for a special Warrant for the
Resurvey of a tract of Land called Iohns Neck formerly
granted to Timothy Goodridge and since vested and settled
in your Petitioner
And shall pray &c^a

The petition granted and Warrant of resurvey awarded the
Pet^r as is prayed ordered that precept issue accordingly to
the Secrys Office for such warrant

Liber K.

To his Excellency the Govern^r & the honble Councill
The petition of Iohn Edmonson
most humbly sheweth
That Iohn Richardson had formerly survey'd and laid out
for him a Parcell of Land called Hunting fields for five
hundred acres more or less, which said Tract is since Vested
and Seized in your Petitioner who upon inspection thereinto
had finds a gross mistake committed by the Surveyor in the
first and last Lines thereof (viz^t) the first being mentioned to

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