112 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.            July 31th 1694

              Their Mats Receiver Genll this day put in the following

            Report vpon the Reference Yesterday made Relating to their

            Mats Revenue, Vizt

         p. 34   Mr Platers To his Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &

            about the Governr in Chief and to the Honoble their Mats Coun

            Revenue cill of Maryland.

              Pursuant to your Exncies Ordr of Reference Yesterday relating

            to their Mats Revenue that a true state thereof should be by

            me Returned to your Exncy in Councill I do humbly Certify

            the same within my Collection as follows; That the Sume

            totali of the Duty of the One shilling and three pence p hogs-

            head on Tobacco Exported out of the District of Petuxant from

            the time of the Arrivall of the late Governor Copley to this

            day Amounts to the Sume of Three thousand Twenty three

            pounds three shillings & Eight pence, as p my Account thereof

            ready to produce may appeare; The said Duty being also

            Charged Debtor for paymts made out of the same the Sume

            of Two thousand ffive hundred Nineteen Pounds two shillings

            and flour pence, the Bailance thereof in my hands being ffive

            hundred & ifour pounds, one shilling & ffour pence; the which

            Ballance is ready to be Answered and paid And I do likewise

            humbly Certify further to your Exncy that the Duty of ifour

            pence, p Gallon on all Liquors imported & by me Collected

            within the aforesd District Amounts to the Sume of Three

            hundred thirty ffive pounds as p my Account also may Appeare

            And that the paymts out of the said Duty comes to the Sunie

            of Two hundred twenty one pounds; there still Remaining

            vnpaid vpon Account that Duty the Sume of One hundred

            ffourteen pounds: As to the ffines & fforfietures due to their

            Mats Under my Collection, the same have not been as yet

            Collected, though some Lists thereof have been Returned me

            (I not having as yet Recd any Orders for the disposall thereof)

            and doe also Certify to your Exncy that I have Collected in the

            District of Potomock for their Mats Use the Sume of One

            hundred Eight Pounds ffifteen shillings & Nine pence the

            which is still lodged with me.

         p. The Revenue of that District amounts to a greater Surne of

            Money the Certainty of which may appeare at such time as

            your Exncy shall think proper for the whole state of the Revenue

            of that District to be brought in together with an Account of

            their Mats Duties Collected in the District of Pocomoke; Majr

            King the Officer there not having as yet delivered any Account

            thereof, All which is humbly submitted to by

                             Yor Exncies Obedient humble Servt

     July the last 1694.                    George Plater.