Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 113

   Collectrs & Ordered that the Collectors & Navall Officers of Lib. H. D.

   Officers of Potomock & Pocomoke Districts send forthwith an

   Potomock exact Account vnder their hands to the Clerk of the

    Councill, as well of the Duty of the Moiety of the two

   send in their shillings p hogshead The Additionall Duty of three

  Accots &Ca pence per hogshead, as also ifour pence per Gallon

          Impost vpon Liquors imported from the time of their

   Receiveing the same Untill this day, together with an Accot of

   all disbursemts of the same by them made in Order to be

   Comunicated to this Board

                     July 27th 1694

     His Excellency acquainting the Board that he hoped they

   had taken effectuali Care in making Choice of good & sub

   stantiall Men for Sherriffes lately by them appointed, does

   therefore acquiesce in what they have done therein: but vpon

   a Dispute arising at the Board concerning the Sherriffe lately

          appointed for St Maries County; it is Ordered that

   Capt Jno Capt John Bayne be set aside and Capt John Cood

   appointed Comissionated in his stead; and that the Sherriffs ap

   Sffeof St pointed for the severall & respective Counties within

    this Province have their Comissions delivered them

          and be sworne in August Court next, Giving Bond

   for the due Execution of their places according to former

   Order of the of this instant July.

     Petition of Capt John Hurle Read as follows: Vizt

     To his ExncY ffrancis Nicholson Esqr their Mats Governr of

   their Province of Maryland and to the Honoble Councill.

     John Hurle Comander of the ship Providence Sheweth.

  Capt Jno That your PeV did on his passage into this Countrey

          take a ifrench Pinke loaden with Sugar which said

  Pinke was brought to a Tryall before the Honoble Sr Thomas

   Laurence and the Honoble Councill being Judges of their Mats Whitehall

   high Court of Admiralty who condemned her according to an

   Act of Parliamt made in the ffourth year of their Mats Reign

   and according to the Order of the said Court your petr has

   almost Unloaded the sd prize & sorted the Goods taken in her

   by the Judgemt of flour Commissionrs Ordered & appointed

   by the sd Court; Now so it is may it please your Exncy &

   Honors that there being one ffifth part of the Goods adjudged p. 36

   to be their Mats part and Ordered to be divided & kept in

   specie for their Use & by the ffour Commissionrs to be delivered

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