116 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D. be divided & apportioned into ffive equall shares or parts by

          p. the Comissionrs & the Kings Receiver Gen” formerly appointed

             to divide the same; And Whereas there appears no person

             vpon the place Comissionated for keeping their Mats prize-

             Office here And forasmuch as there appears to be a great

             quantity of sugars & Cocoe Nuts in the said Vessell, and there

             being but few buyers in this Province, besides living stragling

             so that it will totally glut the Market to make present Sale of

             the said Goods, nor can the Kings ffifth part be taken out of

             the produce till the whole be sold; it is thercfore the Opinion

             of this Board that for the Reasons aforesd it will be to the

             service of their Mats as likewise more benefit to the Captors

             (the Master pressing to be gone, to Sayle with the Convoy the

              3th of Septembr next) that after a division made of the Goods

             as abovesd that the Kings ffifth part be Reserved in specie and

             the other ifour parts be delivered to the Captor or Captors to

             be disposed off as they shall think fit.—Ordered therevpon as

             it is hereby Ordered that the Comissionrs formerly appointed

             & George Plater Esqr the Kings Attorney & Receiver Genll

             Divide & Apportion the Goods in the said Prize ship taken

             (if the same shall be legally condemned) into five equall shares

             or parts, to be divided by Lot, ifour parts whereof they are to

             deliver into the hands of the Captor or Captors to be disposed

             off as they shall think fit and the Remaining ffifth part to be

             delivered into the hands of their Mats Receiver Genll who is to

             take care to have a Sloope ready at the place vpon the Divi

             sion made as aforesd in Order to Convey the same downe to

             the house of Mrs Anne Hopewell at the Mouth of Petuxant

             River there to be safely secured & lodged for their Mats Use

             vntill the sixth day of Octobr next, which said day is appointed

             to Expose the said Goods Unto publick Sale; to be divided

             put into Lots and sold by Inch of Candle by George Plater

             Esqr their Mats Receiver Genll Mr Robt Mason & W Samuell

             Watkins for Bills of Exchange to their Mats Use, of which

             publick Notice is to be Given to all the adjacent Colonies;

          p. 39  therefore the Sale is deferred so long that all parts may have

             timely Notice, besides the Assembly and Provinciall Court will

             then be Mett at St Maries And Whereas it being made

             appear that there is some small quantity of Gold Dust &

             broken silver imported in the said Vessell; it is therevpon

             further Ordered that the Kings ffifth part of each be deducted

             and delivered into the hands of George Plater Esqr the Kings

             Receiver Genll by him to be kept in specie Untill further Order.

            Mordecai Vpon Petition of Mordecai Moor of Ann-Arrun

             Moors Pet & swearing Mr deli County to this Board humbly praying that the

            Hanslap Evidence of Henry Hanslap might be taken in the

            said County on behalf of the Widdow and Executrix of George