Charles Absolute Lord & propry of the Province of Mary-
land & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. To the Sheriffe
of Ann Arrundell County Greeting Whereas by Advice &
consent of the ffree men of o^r said province of Maryland & of
their deputies & delagates in a Certaine Assembly held att o^r
Citty of S^t Maries the 26^th day of October in the Eleauenth
Yeare of o^r dominion of the said Lord Baltemore &^c Annoq
domini 1686 We haue made Enacted ordeyned seuerall Acts
& Lawes following Viz^t

An Act for the Payment and Assessm^t of the
publiqe Charge of this Prouince

Lib. W. H.
p. 275

Whereas there hath been four hundred & forty six Thou-
sand two Hundred forty Eight pounds of Tobaccoe laid out
and disbursed by the Vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent
Generall Assembly & by seuerall other the good people of
this province for the publique good of the same & to the
intent the same may be sattisfied and paid to those persons to
whome the same is due Be it therefore Enacted by the Right
Hono^ble the Lord Propry by & with the Advice & consent of
the Vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent Gen^r11 Assembly
And the Authority of the same th^t the said sume of four Hun-
dred & forty six Thousand two Hundred forty Eight pounds
of Tobaccoe to be paid in manner & forme as is hereafter
Expressed (That is to say) To Cornelius Murline of Talbott
County One Hundred & fifty pounds of Tobaccoe To John
Edmondson seaven Hundred & fifty pounds of Tobaccoe To
Major Peter Sayer Seaven Hundred pounds of Tobaccoe To
Co^ll W^m Colebourne of Somersett County Thirteen Hundred
& thirty pounds of Tobaccoe. To John Tounsend one Thou-
sand pounds of Tobaccoe. To John Cellam fiue Hundred
pounds of Tobacco To James Round ffour Hundred pounds
of Tobaccoe. To John Tailour Robert Smith Teage Quilline &
James Tousend each pson ninety pounds of Tobaccoe To the
said John Tailour more one Hundred pounds of Tobaccoe.
To Thomas Lytfoott ffour hundred pounds of Tobaccoe. To
Maj^r Nicholas Gassaway Three Hundred Eighty four pounds
of Tobaccoe. To W^m Rosewell Two Thousand Two Hundred
seauenty eight pounds of Tobaccoe. To Cap^t William Peirce
of Csecill County one Thousand & twenty pounds of Tobaccoe

p. 276.