Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 397

from Masters of Ships trading thither in pursuance of the Act
of Navigation, and that Counterfeit Certificates of Landing the
Plantation Comodities in England, have been produced in dis-
charge of some of the said Bonds, though the said Comodities
were carryed directly to other parts, than England, Wales or
Berwick, as also fictitious Certificates of Bonds pretended to
bee given in England, Wales or Berwick, when no such Bonds
have been there really given, And moreover that severall
forged and Counterfeit Cocquetts alledged to bee granted in
England have been accepted in Maryland, by colour whereof
great quantities of European Goods have been there past as
coming directly from England, Wales or Berwick, when as in
truth the said Goods were Shipt and Laden elsewhere, to the
manifest prejudice of Our Customes, and the Trade and Navi-
gation of this Our Kingdome, You are therefore to cause a
List of all the Bonds taken, and that shall bee taken in Mary-
land between Michaelmas 1679 and Michaelmas 1685 next
coming, to bee forthwith transmitted to the Commissioners of
Our Customes in England for the time being therein distin-
guishing which of the said Bonds are discharged, and which of
them remain uncleared, you are also to cause to bee trans-
mitted to Our said Commissioners all the Original Certificates
which have been produced in Maryland during that time from
the severall Custom houses of England; Wales or Berwick for
the discharging of Bonds given in Maryland, and also the
original Certificates of Bonds given or pretended to bee given
in the severall Ports of this Our Kingdome, together with all
the Originall Cocquetts which have been produced for Euro-
pean Goods shipt or pretended to bee shipt in the said Parts,
keeping abstracted Lists or Accompts thereof, and taking a
Receipt from the person to whom the same are delivered.
9. And whereas for the better Collection of the severall
Rates and Dutyes Imposed by the said Act of the 25^th year of
the late King's Reigne that whole business is to bee ordered
and managed, and the severall dutyes thereby imposed are to
bee caused to bee Levied by the Commissioners of Our Cus-
tomes in England for the time being by and under the
authority and direction of Our Treasurer or Commissioners of
Our Treasury for the time being, you are forthwith to require
and Command such of your Officers as have taken upon them
the Collection of the said Rates and Dutyes to cease any
further to Act therein, And to render to the said Commis-
sioners of Our Customes an Accompt of their Receipts and
Payments since the death of the late Collector, together with
an account of their seizures and other proceedings; And you
are to give in charge that they do not hereafter presume to
collect Our Dutyes or otherwise to concerne themselves therein

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