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

Liber K.

recommend those things to your Councill & Assembly for
their Assistance against the Common Enemy & remain
S^r
To his Excellency Your Excellencys most humble Serv'
Coll^o Lionel Copley Captain Ben Fletcher
Gen^l & Gov^r of Maryland

Ordered that a Letter in Answer be writ to the Gov^r of
New York signifying the receipt of his & the Councills
Letters both w^ch have been Communicated to the Councill
here who are of opinion very Inclinable to Contribute to their
Assistance as any of our Neighbours & will in order thereunto
Represent the same to the Assembly (which is to meet the
20^th May next) with as much Zeal & Earnestness as possibly
may be congratulating also their happy Success in the defeat
lately given the Enemy & to render thanks to his Excellency
the Gov^r for his kind advice thereof
Ordered also that a Letter be Writt to the Governor of Vir-
ginia giving him some advice of the Premises as also in Rela-
tion to the strange Indians at the head of the Bay & how far
hath been proceeded therein, & to inclose to him M^r Van-
sweeringens & Turbeviles Depositions produced here this day
with the remarks of this Board thereon
A Letter to be prepared & drawn up for the Right Honble
the Lords of the Treasury concerning M^r Fitzhugh of Virginia
setting forth that he being the Kings Officer & Collector in that
Collony came over into this Province to plead in the Behalf of
a false Trader against the King which being notwithstanding
after some debate admitted & allowed of he refused to take

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the Oath tendred him as in such cases is Usual & to inclose
in said Letter Copy of a Letter from M^r Cha Carrol of the
15^th Ianuary last to Coll^o Blakiston the Kings Collector here
offering thereby to Corrupt him in his Office as did likewise
the said Fitzhugh himself by word of mouth as hath been
affirmed to this Board
Duplicate or Copy of the aforesaid Letter to the Commsrs
of the Customs to be also directed
Ordered that Mandamus issue forth of their Majestys high
Court of Chancery on their Majestys Behalf to Enquire of the
real & Personal Estate of Iohn Woodcock lately Executed for
the murder of M^r Iohn Payne their Majestys Collector of Pot-
tuxen district
The Personall Estate of the said Iohn Woodcock supposed
to be in the hands & Possession of Thomas Courtney of S^t
Marys County
The like Mandamus to issue for the Estate of one Iarvis
Winterbottom of Ann Arundell County who is returned to be