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1 60 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.
Lib. H. D. therwith it being a Judiciall Office Ordered therupon that Mr Kenelem Cheseldyn the Petitioner continue to Act in the S'd Office as formerly Until further Order or Untill their Majties pleasure be knowne therein But continued whereas Complaints have been made that some of Comissary the Deputy Comissarys have been guilty of extort-
Whitehall ing Unjust ffees from the People the said Mr Cheseldyn there fore is hereby Required to take care that his Deputies conforme themselvs in takeing of ffees According to Law his Excency being well Satisfyed as to his part
October the 17th 1694.
Produced again and Read the Vote of the House of Bur gesses relating to Wm Burley and George Mason prisoners now under the Sentence of Death, This Board doe Agree with the Vote of the sd House, and all the Lawyers in Town appearing at the Board to Advize whether the Law will admit of Bayle in Such Case, and whether an Act for the sd Purpose might be proper to pass; To which they are of Opinion that they may be set to Bayle upon Soe Speciall a Case as this and that the Same will be best to be Done without an Act Then it is Demanded by his Exncy what Bayle is most proper to be taken, to which was answered that the best way that Can be taken is that they bring two persons who will Enter into Recognizance body for Body that the sd Prisonrs shall be forth Coming when Called. Ordered that the sd Prisonrs be set to Bayle they bringing two persons to morrow morning before this Board and House of Burgesses that will enter into Recognizance body for Body for the sd Mason and Burley's appearance when Called. WhitehallAt A Councill held &Ca Octobr 18th 1694 Present
His Execncy the Governr and all the Members of their Majties Hononble Councill except Mr James ffrisby. Navall Offi- Ordered that there be three Navall Officers Appointed in the uper part of Chessiopeak Bay, Vizt the Bay in Caecill County at the head of the Bay Collonell Whitehall . . Willm Pierce at Oxford Towne in Talbote County Mr Thomas Smithson and at An-Arundell Towne in An Arun dell County Capt Richard Hill. Came Colln William Pierce and Capt Richard Hill two Navall Officers as above Appointd
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