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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 133
By his Exncy the Governor & Councill &Ca Lib. H. D. July 31th 1694.
Ordr Ordered that the Commissioners of the several & Councill re- . . . lating to the respective Counties within this Province give Direc Officers tions to their Clerk to draw out a List of the severall Civill & Military of ffines & forfietures appearing vpon Record in the the severall said County Courts together with an Account of the Counties for severall & respective Majestrates & Officers belong-
Return &Ca ing to their said Courts, as also what parishes laid out within each County to be sent vnder the hands of the said Justices Unto this Board by the 20th day of September next And that the Sheriffe of each respective County give Notice to the severall & respective Mititary Officers within their several precincts that all and each of the said Officers do take an exact & particular Account by a strict Survey & Examina- Whitehall tion had of every particular soldier vnder their Command of his Name, Equipage and instruments of Warr he is furnished withall; an exact List whereof as to the Name & furniture of each Soldier being taken, all the Commission Officers of each respective Company or Troope are hereby Enjoyned to trans mit the same vnder their hands distinctly together with an Account of what publick Arms are in their severall Counties and how the same are fixed; as likewise what powder & Ball lyes lodged within ther Counties to be ready at the place & day above recited; Lastly the said Sherriffes are likewise to Give Notice to all and singular the Vestrymen of each parish within their said Counties that by the time & to the place aforesaid they make Return of the Number of Tythables in each parish laid out; what Suflies of Tobacco has been by them Received, pursuant to the Act of Assembly and how disbursed & laid out and what Churches built, a building or in readiness to be built; And to the End no person may plead ignorance in these Affairs, the Sherriffe of each respective County is to publish & make known this Order at the County Court held in August within each County. Signed p Ordr Hen: Denton C of Council
His Exncy Demands of the Board if there was anything else p. 56 they could think off at present to Offer, who having no more Whitehall to Offer or say his Exncy told them that he hoped they would all appear at the Meeting of the Assembly.
At a Councill held at the Councill Chamber at the City of St Maries the 21st day of Sepr in the Sixth Year of the Reign
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