Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1693 94. 1 9

   some Ordr from this Board for their pay at the Laying the Lib. C. B.

   first publick Leavy of the Province, and Ordered therevpon, by 15

   advice in Councill, that the same be Recommended to the

   next Generall Assembly for the paying the said Soldiers off,

   at the first publick Assessmt made.

   Ordr about It is the Opinion of this board & Ordered that

   Councill paprs &ca Mr John LLewellin attend here at the Councill Chain

         ber with all Papers and Orders of Councill passed

   since the Arrivall of Governr Copley, and that the same

   remaine with the present Clerk till further Ordr.

   Ordr for the Sr Thomas Laurence makeing Complaint to this

   Records of the Provll & Board that he has not as yet received into his Charge

   Prerogative the Records belonging to his Office of the Provinciall

   office to be

  inspected. Court, by reason of the severall imperfections in the

         same contained, and that he is now ready to give

   security for the due executeing of the Trust & Charge by their

   Majties here reposed in him according to the late Ordr of their

   said Majties but first is desirous & willing that his said Office

   be Viewed and inspected to see in what Condition the Records

   therevnto belonging doe at present lye; it was therevpon

   Ordered, by advice in Councill, that Capt John Addison &

   Thomas Tench Esq imediately Repaire to the said Office,

   together along with Mr Kenelm Cheseldyne, Mr Attorney

   Genll Mr Cleybourn Lomax and the Clerk of this

   board, where they are to View & inspect the Records

   thereof, as likewise the Chancery & Prerogative proceedings,

   and what imperfections are found therein, they are to make

   Returne thereof to this board to Morrow Morning; the Provin

   ciall Office Records to be searcht from the Date of the Secre

   taries Comission, and the Prerogative Office Records to be

   searcht from the Date of Coll Blackistons Cornission.

   Ordr about In obedience to their Majties Commands that (dur

   ships sayleing ing the War or eminent danger,) noe ships shall

   &ca Sayie but in ffleets or vnder Convoys, and their p. 16

   Majties Convoys sent with the late ffieet now lyeing at point

   Comfort neare the Capes being Ordered to Returne by the

   7th of November, of which Capt Townesend the Comandors

   haveing at his Arrivall given Notice; Ordered that noe ships

   be Cleared but to sayle with the said Convoys, and none to

   be otherwise cleared either afore or any after for England

   without further Orders, and that all ships tradeing vp the Bay

   repaire to the Mouth of Petuxent River, and all ships tradeing

   vp Potomack repaire to the Mouth of Potomack River or

   such other place or places as the Collectors shall direct, and