128 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Ljb. H. D. Ordered that Writts of Election issue accordingly pursuant to

             the Act of Assembly of this Province.

             Coll Jowles Delivered by his Exncy at the Board, vnto the

             made keeper

             of the Broad honble Coll Henry Jowles, the Broad Seal of the

             Seal Province to be Keeper thereof; And it being moved

             by his Exncy to know how the Court of Chancery has vsually

             been held in this Province; therevpon Mr Kenelm Cheseldyn

             was inquired off about the premises, who being asked the

             question does say that the same Judges which heard &

             determined Matters at Common Law have generally likewise

             determined Matters in Equity Ordered therevpon that the

             Court of Chancery continue to proceed in all respects as

             formerly, the Judiciall part thereof only at present excepted.

             Coll Green- The Honble Coll Nicholas Greenberry formerly

                 Moves Keeper of the Great Seal humbly Moves his

             Accruing by Exncy to know whether he may have liberty to Col

             Seal during lect the ffees accruing by business passed the said

             his Custod' Seal during his Custody of the same Wherevpon

             of the same

             may be Ordered that the said ffees be allowed and pald to

             allowed him the said Coll Nicholas Greenberry to his owne

             proper vse according to Law, And that the Clerk of the

             Provinciall Court give his Honor a List of such ffees as by

             Process, precepts, Commissions or other Writings issued out

             of that Office, from the time of his Exncies Sr Edmund Andros

             his Accession to this Governmt vntil this day, being there pre

             pared and sent to his Honour to pass the Great Seal.

               Petition of Edward Randolph Esqr being presented to his

             Exncy and Councill was Read as follows, Vizt

             To his Exncie Coll Nicholson Capt Generall & Governor of

                their Mats Province of Maryland in Councill.

            Esqr Ran- The humble proposall of Edward Randolph Sur

                    veyor Generall of their Mats Customs of the Conti

             the ship nent of America May it please yor Exncie

                     Some time since I Seized for their Mats the ship

             Ann of Maryland, John Blackmore Master for being loaden

             with Tobacco before security first given according to Lawe

             That being prevented by bad Weather in the Bay 1 came not

             from James River to the Provinciall Court holden in St Maries

             till the 15th day of May last in the morning in Order to trye

             the ship about Eight that Night I Received a Coppy of an

             Order of the ffourth of May directing Mr Plater to take care

             for due proceedings against the said ship, but the Juryes

             being dismissed that Cause then could not be Tryed: but a