Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 193

   immediate care is to be taken (after an exact List made Lib. H. D.

   thereof) for Removall of the same to Ann Arrundell Town in

   Ann Arrundell County by Land; for the better accomplishmt

   whereof, it is further Ordered, that the Sherriffe of each

   County through which the said Records are to pass take care

   to provide Men, horses & other Necessaries fiting to Carrye

   & Convey the same accordingly; and that the Clerks now

   intrusted & having Charge of the said Records go with them.

     Mr William Dent Attorney at Law is Excused from Meet

   ing at the day & place abovesd appointed, by reason of some

   publick business which will call him away at that time.

   County Ordered that the Commissionrs of the severall & Whitehall

   Court Amer-        .  . .

   ciamts to be respective Counties within this province dispose of

   disposed off the Amerciamts in their severall Courts by Law

   by the Comissionrs  imposed pursuant to the directions of the Act of

          Assembly of this Province in that case made &

   provided, notwithstanding a Reserve of the same to their

   Mats made in the late Commission of peace &ca to each

   County sent & directed.

            At the City of St Maries Tuseday

                   ffebry 12th 1694/5

   Ordr about Pursuant to an Order of his Exncy & Councill of

   manner of

   Conveyance the 24th, of January last past severall persons thereby

   of the appointed to Meet at this place in Order to View

          and inspect the Records lyeing at the State house.

   dell Mett here accordingly at the Councill Chamber. His

   Excellency being present was pleased to propose what manner

   of way would be best & safest for conveying the said Records p. 117

   by Land, who made Answer that the best way of conveying

   the same will be vpon horses, in bags covered with hides, and

   that to go over Point Patience fferry will be the most con

   venient Road; Ordered therevpon that the Sherriffc of St

   Maries County provide sufficient Baggs, Cordage & hides to

   pack vp and put the said Records in, fit for Carriage on horse

   back, as likewise take care to have a sufficient Number of

   horses & Men for Guards against Tuesday next to Carrye

   them to Mr Beckweths house over against Point Patience

   aforesd And that the bags be Sealed vp with the Lesser Seal

   of the Province, And that the Sherriffe of Calvert County have

   ready at the day & place aforesaid three or four good Boats

   well mann'd in Order to Transport them over Petuxant River

   and there take Charge of the same and keepe strict Centinels

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