Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 171

    care that the Sureties therein named be persons of sufficiency Lib. H. D.

    and Value and inhabitants on the place, And also to Endeav

    our to discover whether the Conditions of the said Bonds be

    performed and Certificates thereof produced, And on failure

    thereof that they be prosecuted And for this End if any ship

    or Vessell which hath Given such Bond shall happen to arrive

    again in Maryland you are to take care that Demand be made

    of the Master of a Certificate of such ships having discharged

    her former Lading according to such Bond, And if he produce

    no such Certificate within a convenient time that such Bond p. 89

    be put in process without further delay And in all Cases

    where Bond hath been given to the Governor as aforesd if you

    can discover and make proofe that the ship or Vessell hath

    discharged her Lading contrary to her Bond such ship or yes

    sell is to be put in process, And if a Certificate be produced

    you are Enjoyned strictly to Examine the same

    Custom house London

       15th Aprill      J Butler D North J Buckworth

           Examr

                        W Dickinson J Chudleigh

    M Lfiid George Plater, George Layfield & Philip Clarke

    & Mr Clarke sworn Deputy Notaries vnder the honoble Sr Thomas

    Sworn Laurence Baronet Secretary for Petuxant, Potomock

    Depty No

    taries vnder and Somerset County Districts.

    Sr Tho:

    Laurence

    Secry

    Mr Brisco Mr Thomas Brisco Came into Councill who

    constituted .

    Navail Of. Received his Comission for Navall Officer of Petux

    ficer ant River, his Exncy signifying in Councill that all

    District &Ca   ships going vp that River or the Bay shall Enter and

           Cleare with the said Brisco, except such as go

    directly to Ann Arrundell Town, Oxford Town & Caecill

    County; Officers being there already Appointed

    Mr Mus. Came Mr George Muschamp and produced to the

           Board a certain Letter of the 7th of March 1693 from

    missionrs the Honoble the Comissionrs of the Custom house,

       London, Directed to his Exncy ffrancis Nicholson

    torship of Esqr &ca whereby was signifyed, that pursuant to

    &ca the directions of the Rt Honoble the Lords Commis

           sioners of their Mats Treasury they had issued their

    Deputacon to the said Muschamp to be Collector &Ca at

    Wiciocomoco & Potomock Rivers in Maryland, who accord

    ingly likewise produced the said Deputacon vnder the hands

    & Seal of the said Commissionrs Given at the Custom house

    London the 14d day of ffebry A° 169 3/4