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  same; His Exncy therevpon did Order that all the Attorneys in Lib. H. D.

  Towne who were not concerned against their Majts in the said

  Cause should be sent for to Advise with them about the same,

  And accordingly appeared Mr Kenelm Cheseldyn, Mr Philip

  Clarke, Mr Samuell Watkins, Mr Griffith Jones and M^r Robert

  Go!desborough, to whom his Exncy stated the Case, who were

  of Opinion the King ought not to be debarred an Appeal

    Afterwards was sent for and Read the information brought

  against the said ship, and therevpon his Exncy Ordered all the

  said Attorneys to go & Consult what was proper to be done

  on behalfe of the King therein, and further to move the Court

  in that Matter.

  Governrs His Excellency is pleased to declare that if the

    promise in case of con- said ship be Condemned he will give his third part

  demnation towards the building of the ffree schole at Severne.

  of Murth

  lands ship

  Mr Geo: Came Mr George Muschamp who (pursuant to the

  Muschamp admitted & directions of a Letter from the Honoble the Commis

  sworn Col- sionrs of the Custom house sent to his Exncy and pro

   duced at this Board 10th of November past) Entered

  trict &Ca into Bond with two sufficient Sureties in the Sume

  of ffive hundred pound sterl for his due Executing and Offici

  ating the Office of Collector for Potomock District in Mary

  land, and at the same time had Administered Unto him the

  Oaths appointed by Act of parliamt to be taken instead of the p. los

  Oaths of A!legiance & Supremacy, as also the Oath for the

  due observance of the Acts of Trade & Navigation as like

  wise subscribed to the Test

  Attorney Genll Or- Ordered that George Plater Esqr their Mats

  der'd to take Receiver & Attorney Generall take care to inspect

  care abt Col- what Amerciamts & ffines are due to their Majts in

  lection of   . .          .

 ffines &ca the Provinciall Court of this Province from the time

         of the Revolution, as also all ffines in the severall

  County Courts, And that the same by him be duly Collected;

  And that all the Attorneys here in Councill this day be like

  wise consulted what is proper to be done therein, and what

  Method & course to take about the publick Revenue remain

  ing in Capt Coods hands; as likewise give their Advice about

  the Tryall of Mr Tench's ship called the Anne, for which there

  is now an Appeal, as also in the Tryall to be had about the

  ship Recovery Samuell Wilson Comandr And further that they

  give their Opinion in the Act for Religion, as to the disposall

  of the tobo p poll & building of Churches, And to advise

  in all other Matters & things where their Majts interest shall

  Require & call for the same.