122 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.     from Sr Edmond Andros by W Sherlock Clerk of the Coun

             cill of Virginia, intimating that Sr Edmond was speedily com

             ing over with a Commission to Enter vpon this Governmt vpon

             the death of Governour Copley they deferred the said Con

             ference And vpon his Arrivall which was the 25th following he

             produceing their Mats Commission they willingly and readily

             submitted to the same

                                          Thomas Laurence

                                          Nich:     Greenberry

                                         David Browne

                                         John Addison

       Present to the 22d of September and     John Courts

        Agreed to the sd Conference      Tho: Brooke

              That as to the second part of his Exncies Demands, severall

             Justices & Commissionrs of the Provinciall Court living at some

             distance from the City of St Maries were on their Voyage &

             Journey in Order to be at the said Court the first day of the

             session thereof but by Extremity and stress of Weather, there

             did not come a sufficient Number of Justices to Enter vpon

             Business yet enough to Adjourn the Court according to the

             Law of the Countrey; the next day there appearing a full

             Bench.

                                          Nich:     Greenberry

                       I was upon my voyage    David Browne

                                          Thomas Tench

                                          John Addison

                                          Tho: Bnooke

             Governors His Excellency Representing to the Board that one

             Representa-     .

             tion about Doctor Payne in England had set forth and signified

             Doctor   to him how that he the said Doctor Payne had

             Payne

                   been a person very instrumentall in Solliciting and

             Carryeing on the Affairs of this Province in the time of the late

             Revolution and to the said End & purpose kept a frequent

           45    correspondence with the Chief Men then in Government His

             Exncy was desirous to know if there were any Gentlemen here

             present that had been privy to such Matters, to which they

             severally Replyed, they were ignorant of any such thing, but

             supposed that Mr Cheseldyn & Capt Cood could give his

             Exncy the best satisfaction therein and therevpon Ordered that

             the said Mr Cheseldyn & Capt Cood be sent for to Attend

             this Board on Munday next to know what they can say in the

             premises.