40 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18,. 1694.

Original

Journal.

Ordered that what Armes were taken & seized at the

Garrison at Mattapany for their Maj^ts Use that there be an
Acco^t thereof Returned with all convenient speed to this Board.
Petition of George Mason & William Burley about their
lyeing under the sentence of Death for these severall yeares,
being Read: His Ex^ncy was pleased to demand of the Board
how that Matter stood & his Hono' Coll Greenberry made
Answer that they were Reprieved & a letter was sent unto
Governo^r Copley by M^r Blathwait directing a Copy of the
proceedings to be sent home, the w^ch he sayes were accord-
ingly sent by him to his Ex^ncie S^r Edmond Andross, in Order
thereto.
Ordered that the said Letter be produced at the Board to
be sent with the petition for the peruseall of the House of
Assembly
Coll Hutchins appeares at the Board.
Message from the House by M^r Boothby & M^r Hutchinson
whoe doe Represent that upon their peruseall of the Act of 4^d
p Gall upon Liquo^rs they doe finde that the Act does direct
the same to be Lodged in the Kings Receivers hands and
they Understanding that M^r Plater is the proper Officer yet
not knowing it Judicially they desired to be informed of the
same more fully from this Board, To the End they may call
him to Acco^t according to the said Act.
The Message approved off and Answer Given them by M^r
Tench And Coll Addison. That M^r Plater is the Kings
Receiver he is Ordered to Attend them accordingly.
Ordered that thankes be Returned to M^r Coney & M^r
Hewet for their Sermons preached yesterday being the day
appointed for the ffast. And that M^r Coney be desired to
print his Sermon.
Read the Answers & Opinions of the Attorneys relateing
to the Councills heareing Writts of Error & Appeales & Con-
stituteing the Court of Chancery &^ca pursuant to an Ord^r of
Covncill September 22^th 1694

p. 19

To his Ex^ncy The Govern^t
Maryland ss:

S^r Wee haue in Obedience to y^r Comands considered and
Debated the Severall Matters given us in charge which wee
Conceive to Consist of these two propositions, (To witt)
Whether by virtue of their Maj^ties Comicon the Governo^r
& Councill are not Actually quallifyed and Enabled as a Court
of Justice to heare and determaine all matters in Law that
shall be brought before them by Error or appeale, or that
there be a Necessity for any furth^r Authority or Comission to