Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694—97. 139

   Chancery & Ordered that there be three Provll Courts held Lib. H. P.

   Provll Courts

  Regulated  every Year, Vlzt one on the last luseday in ffebry

          whereat no Jurye causes shall be determin'd

   aneother on the third Tuseday in Apll & last Tuseday in Sep

   tember for trying matters of ffact That the Court of Chancery

   sit the Munday following from the begining of each Court &

   Appeales That the Goverr & Councili Sit the Wednesday

   &ca to the Goverr & after the Court of Chancery to hear Appeals &

   Councill  Writts of Error, except ffebry Court

   when to be

   heard    Upon Representation Ordered that the Court of

          Chancery begin not to Sit to hear any Matter Untill Whitehall

   Apll Court next, nor the Goverr and Councili to hear Appeales

   &Ca untill the s'd Court

     Ordered- that the Honoble Sr Thos Laurence Secretary doe

   (by Virtue of his Comission from their Sacred Majties) find A

   Register in Chancery who shall keep a distinct Record for

   that particular Office &

     That the Clark of the Councill be Clerk to the Goverr &

   Councill for hearing Appeales &ca who shall likewise keepe a

   Seperate Record for entering all Such proceedings brought

   and determined in that Court, he being thought the properst

   prson for the Execution of that Trust.

     Ordered that the particular Offices be Alloted in the New

   State House to be built for to hold the Records of the Sevrall

   Offices Appoint'd.

     Ordered that all the foregoeing Orders Relateing to the

   Regulation of the Courts be fair Writt out and read at the

   next provll Court.

   At a Councili held &ca the 24th day of September Anno 1694

    Present p. 6t

             His Excency ffrancis Nicholson Esqr

     Sr Thos Laurence Barrt Secretry  Coll Chas Hutchins

     Coll Hen: Jowles        Coll Day: Browne

     Colln Geo: Robotham     Coll Jno Addison

     Coll Nichas Greenberry  Capt Jno Courts

     Thos Tench Esqr         Thos Brooke Esqr

     Capt John Farmer Capt John Payne and Sevrll other Mas- Whitehall

   ters being fallen downe wth their Ships Unto the Mouth of

   Petuxant River in Ord'r to Cleare their Vessells doe humbly

   move to Sayle notwithstanding a former Order of this Board