156 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.     Randolph had taken a bribe of Twinty peices of Eight to

             discharge A person whom he had Ordered to be Sued upon

             A Plantation Bond fforfieted the other two depositions of hear

             say and not upon the Knowledg of either of the Deponts but

             the rest of the Councill not seeing Cause why their Majties

             Orders relateing to Mr Randolphs Admittance ought not to

             be Observed He was Admitted and sworne of the Councill

             Accordingly His Execncy Comanding that Authentick Coppys

             of the s'd Papers should be sent to the Honoble the Comis

             sionrs of their Majties Customs in the Port of London.

               W Randolph haveing Reced Coppys of the Aformenconed

             papers hid humbly move to make his defence and thereupon

          p. 76  produced Sevrll papers Atested to be Originalls As alsoe

             Atested Coppeys of Letters relating to his defence wch were

             allowed of in Councill and he alsoe prayed further time till

             he could have an Attstation from Under the Seale of the

             Governmt of New York Relateing to his prosecuteing upon

             the Aformencond forfieted plantation Bond.

       WhitehallAt a Councill held Octobr the94:

                                    Present

            His Execncy the Governor & all the Members of their Mats

                             Honoble Councill.

             Goverrs de- His Excency demands of the Board what Money

             mand what .

             money Sr his Excency Sr Edmond Androse Received from this

             Edmond Governmt and upon what Accot Given to wch the

             Reced from Gentlemen of the Councll make Answer that he had

             ernmt 500 lb Sterr paid him by this Governmt the was

             done in Manner following Vizt That his Excency the last time

             he came over to this Governmt wch was begining of May last

             calling for an Accot from their Majties Receiver and Navall

             Officers of the Revenue belonging to this Governmt wch being

             produced and perused he finding at that time a certaine banck

       Whitehall and fund of Money Remaining in their Majties Receivers hands

             did Say that he believed the Revenue of this Governmt was as

             Large as that of Virginia and therefore hoped that he might

             be considered for his Services here & Expenses disbursed in

             Undertakeing that Journey wch he said had been exterordi

             nary and to the hazard of his life proposing that ffour or ffive

             hundred pounds might be Ordered him out of the said Reve

             nue Whereupon ffive hundred pounds Sterr was Ordered to

             be paid him by their Majties Receiver out of the 15d p hogshead