Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 221

     Pay the Contents of the wthin Bill to John Blackhall Mercht Lib. H. D.

    in London or Order for Accot of Abraham De Peyster &

    Nicholas Bayard Ben ffletcher

     By this Publick Instrumt of Protest be it known & Manifest

    unto all People that on the Eight & twentieth day of Septem

    ber Anno Dom 1693. In the fifth yeare of the Reigne of

    William & Mary King & Queen of England &Ca att the

    Request of John Blackball of London Mercht J Porton Paul

    Notary and Tabellion Public Legally Admitted and Sworne Whitehall

    dwelling In London speaking to Richard Hutcheson Esqr I

    demanded of him if he would accept the Originall Bill of

    Exchange of three hundred Sixty & two pounds & Eight Shil

    lings sterl (the Coppy Whereof is aboue Written) he answered

    he would not accept the said Bill for Want of Effects Where

    upon I the said Notary (at the request aforesaid) have pro

    tested as by these presents I do protest as well agt L Copley

    drawer of the said Bill as al others therein any Wise Obliged

    for Change Rechange all of the Damages & Intrests Sufferred

    & to be suffered for want of Acceptance of this sd Bill This

    done & protested in London in presence of Henry Simith &

    Thomas Jones Witnesses

                           Vera Copia quod attestor

      [Locus Sigilli]  P Paul Not's Pubs

                       A true Copy

                           David Jamison Cl Conclll

                   The Province of Maryland Dr

    1693/4  To the within Protested Bill of Exca

    4th Janry

                   Signed by Govr Copley in behalfe 362. .8. .00..

              of the Governmt

    To the Rechange & charges at 25 p Cent  £90..12..00..

                                   Sterl 453. .0..0..

                David Jamison Clk Concill

     At a Councill held at Ann Arrundell Town in Ann Arrun

    dell County the 28th day of flebry in the seaventh year of the

    Reign of our Soveraign Lord and Lady King William and

    Queen Mary &Ca Annoq Domi. 1694

                         Present

     His Exncy Francis Nicholson Esqr Coinander in Chief &Ca

                   Coll George Robotham

           The Honoble James Frisby Esqr

                  (Edward Randolph Esqr

     Petition of Paul Bickford read as follows. Vizt