Proceedinp of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.   231

    persons as he shall thereunto Authorize and Appoint, the Lib. H. D.

    Duty of ffourteen pence p Ton for Port Duty's or Anchorage,

    for his owne use of Right belonging to him by Law as Lord

    Propriator of the Province of Maryland. Ordered as it is

    hereby Ordered that when the publick Accots of the Revenue

    belonging to this Province are by the severall Navall Officers

    fully brought in and stated pursuant to former Order of this

    Board, the Petitionr then have attested Copyes of the Same,

    according as he hath prayed.

                 Signed p Ordr Hen: Denton Clk Concil

                      May 10th 1695.

    Councill Again Sate and Were present as Yesterday.

    Capt Bar- Came and Appeared, according to Summons,

    tons appear.

       And Capt William Barton of Charles County, Who being

    discharg asked the Reason of his Neglect in suffering the

    from further   -

    Attendance     speciall Court (whereof he was appointed Chief

           Judge to determaine a certain difference depending

    betwixt Capt Paul Bickford and Mr Joshua Broadbent) for to

    fall; The said Capt Barton to Excuse himselfe says, that at the

    two first meetings he attended the said Court, but that upon the

    last adjournmt he could not possibly be there, being indisposed

    aged & a great distance off and hard Weather then likewise

    falling out ; The honble John Courts Esqr does in behalfe of the

    said Capt Barton likewise say that he aiwayes observed the

    said Barton to be diligent in performance of his duty at the

    County Courts, And therefore believes that what he has said

    is truth, Who thereupon is Excused from his further attendance

    Order to the Whereas the Sherriffe of Charles County by p. 161

    Charles                  Comand from his     the Governr was Ordered

    County to that he should Summons the severall Gentl appointed

           to be a Spll Court for the deciding & determining a

    Capt Hos- certain controversy depending between Joshua

    Anwere &ca     Broadbent & Capt Paul Bickford, to be and appear

           at Ann Arrundell Town in Ann Arrundell County by

    the 8th day of May instant, to shew cause why they Suffered

    the said Court to fall; pursuant to which said Order or Sum

    mons Capt Philip Hoskins one of the said Justices has not (as

    yet) Appeared; It is therefore Ordered that if the said Sherriffe

    has sumoned the said Hoskins, he imediatly go & take into

    Custody the body of the said Philip Hoskins to Answer the

    contempt, and -if not already Summoned, that he forth with

    give him Notice to be and Appear before his Exncy and Coun

    cill at Ann Arrunde!l Town by the day of May instant.

    Coll John Addison comes and Takes his place at the Board.