14 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1693 94.

      Lib. C. B.  At the Court at Whitehall,

        the second day of March 169 2/3

                           Present,

                The Kings most Excellent Maty

                         in Councill.

            Report  The Rt Honble the Lords of the Comittee of Trade

            Kings Ordr & Plantations haveing humbly Reported to his

            vpon Sr Majty that they had considered the Petition of Sr

             Thomas Lawrence's Thomas Laurence Secretary of Maryland complain-

            Pet ing of some hardships he lyes vnder in Relation to

            his Office, and that their Lordships haveing Examined the

            same, are humbly of Opinion; That as to the security deman

            ded of him for the due Execution of his Office, he doe give his

            owne personall security in One thousand Pounds, and that

            each of the Tenn County Clerks doe give One hundred pounds

            security for the due performance of their respective places:

             That the Act for Regulateing of Ordinaries, whereby the

            benefit of Lycenses for Ordinaries formerly belonging to the

            Secretary is Given to the Governor may be disallowed by

            his Majty

             That the Order of the Governor & Councill of Maryland of

            the 17th of August last, by which the Chancery Writs that have

            been alwayes issueable out of the Secretaries Office are

            appointed to be issued out of the Chancery and the ffees

            thereof to be paid to the Chancellor may be set aside and the

            benefit of issueing those Writts doe remaine to the Secretary

            according to the Act of Assembly That their Lordships doe

            not finde Cause for any alteration in Relation to the ffees of

         p. the Navall Officer as at present settled by an Act of Assembly,

            in consideration of the trust reposed in the Governor for the

            Execution of that Office.

             His MajtY in Councill is this day pleased to approve thereof

            and to order, as it is hereby Ordered, that the said Sr Thomas

            Laurence doe enjoy the full benefit of his Office of Secretary

            of Maryland according to his Letters Patent vpon giveing his

            owne personall security in One thousand Pounds; and that

            each of the Tenn County Clerks doe give One hundred Pounds

            security for the due performance of their respective places.

            That the Act entituled an Act for Regulateing Ordinaries

            passed in the Assembly held in Maryland the Tenth day of

            May last & an Order of Councill Dated the 7th of August

            following concerning Chancery Writts be, as they are hereby,

            set aside & disallowed, and that the benefit of issueing those

            Writts doe remaine to the Secretary according to the Act of

            Assembly