Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.  159

   press upon Yor Excency for a full and a Satisfactorey Answer Lib. C. B.

   being my self lyable to pay that Money Unless Yor Excency

   pleases to Honor me Wth A Lyne intimateing your right

   thereto I Begg an Answer by the Bearer Capt Meeck not

   doubting Excencis Justice in the Vindication of the payment

   by me made or taking effectuall Care that noe injury thereby

   is done to

                     Yor Excencis most Obedt humble

                         Servt

                                   George Plater

             Answer to the S'd Letter Vizt

            Virginia the 31st of August 1694

   Sr Edmonds Sr I received Yors of the 16th the 29th Instant wch I

   letter to Mr Plater would not have thought from You I presume as

   Whitehall soone as thought you were Satisfyed was Effectually

   Answered at first in Yor Owne hands however would not

   Omitt this and Am

 This Letter was directed to Yor frend & Servant

   George Plater Esqr their        Ed: Androse

   Majties Attorney Genll & Coll: of Petuxant &c.

   Mr Chesel- The Humble Representation of Mr Kenelem

   dyns Repre-      .   .   —.      ll

   sentation abt Cheseldyn their Majties Comissary Gen of this Prov

   the Comis- ince Seting forth that he primarily wsarys Office .                          

          into the S d Office by Comission from his Excency Sr

   Edmond Androse and being Informed Since the Arrivall of

   his Excency Coll francs Nicholson that one Doctor Payne of

   London hath by Petit” to their Sacred Majties obtained from

   his Excency A Grant of the S'd Office So farr as the Laws and

   Constitutions of this Province will permit but that he hath no

   wayes as yet qualified himself or any other person according

   to the S'd Laws and constitutions to receive the S'd Grant or

   Office at the S'd Office in Maryland nor doth any Legall

   Comission as yet Appear Therfore prayes that the S'd Doctor p. 70

   Payne may produce a legall CoThission (if any) to Supersede

   that of the Petitioner or that his Excency till such Comission

   Appear from Doctor Payne will soe far Ascertain the S'd

   place Unto him or any other his Excency in his wisdome shall

   thinke fit that so they may be Incouraged to perform the

   Duties the Law requires in the S'd Office wch cannot be left

   voyed WthOUt Occassioning great Defect of Justice.

   Order abt This Board haveing well considered the Severall

   Comissarys Office particulars in the Representation, And forasmuch as

          one of the persons deputed by the s'd Doctor Payne

   is dead and the other absolutely Refuses to be concerned