358 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

Lib. R. R. R.

The same warrant to the Sher. of Baltemore County

It being credibly reported and informed to this board that
severall malitious and ill affected persons to the good and
wellfare of this Province have raised and spread abroad scanda-
lous speeches and discourses concerning the Act of Assembly
of this Province for advancement of trade and building Townes
&c^a on purpose to prevent the putting forward soe good a
designe as thereby is intended. It was ordered that Procla-
mation should issue, requireing the speedy and vigorous
prosecution and putting in Execution of the said Act of
Assembly and awarding punishm^t on all such as shall
endeavour to obstruct impede or prevent in any wise the
same; And that Capt. Rand^ll Brandt of Charles County be
impowered and required by pticular precept from this board
to perfect lay out and finish all the Lotts in the severall Townes

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nominated in that County with all speed w^ch precept accord-
ingly issued (viz)

Capt. Rand^l Brandt precept to pfect the Townes in
Charles County.

By the Councill
Whereas it hath been made appeare to this board that the
severall Townes appointed for Ports and places of trade
within Charles County, have not been thoroughly laid out and
plotted as is required in the act of Assembly for advancement
of Trade, and the additionall act to the same, by reason Cap^t
Randolph Brandt late Dep^ty Surv^r of the said County was
suspended before he could finish the same, much to the hinder-
ance and prejudice of the Inhabitants of the afores^d County
who were willing to build and promote soe good a worke for
the advancem^t of trade in the County aforesaid.
Ordered therefore that the said Cap^t Randolph Brandt doe
forthwith lay out plott and finish the surveying of the severall
Townes ports and places of Trade appointed by the aforesaid
two Acts of Assembly to be ports and places of trade in
Charles County aforesaid, according to the directions and
dimensions in the said Acts sett forth, and that he returne his
proceedings therein to his L^sps Councill at the City of S^t Maries
with all convenient speed, and for soe doeing this shall be his
warrant. Dated at the Councill Chamber at the City of S^t
Maries the 5^th Day of March in the Tenth yeare of the
Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c^a Annoq Dmi: 1684:
To Cap^t Randolph Brandt Signed p ord^r
in Charles County J. Cullen Clk assistant
These. Consil