Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.  235

   Coll Cour- Coll Henry Coursey of Talbot County being Lib. H. D.

     admitted in makes the following Report unto his

   Sr Edward Exncy & the Board concerning some discourse he

   Andross &ca

         had with his Exncy Sr Edmond Andros touching the

   Colledge in Virginia, Vizt

    That when the sd Sr Edmond came over into this Province

   he went to pay his respects to him at Majr Sewalls house

   where in discourse he was telling the sd Sr Edmond that there

   was no sort of provision made in this Countrey for the Educa- p. 164

   tion of Youth, but that he hoped when the Colledge of Vir

   ginia was built it would be of great benefit & Service to all

   these parts, to which the said Sr Edmond made answer, pish,

   it will come to nothing.

   Comissary Moved by Mr Commissary Genll to his Exncy in

   tion aht his Councill that an Ordr may pass for the Records of

   Record &ca his Office to be lodged in some Roome in this Court

   house to be fited up for the said End & purpose.

   Order abt Upon Representation Ordered that the Clerke of

   County Clk     .              .

   making oath each respective County Court within this Province

   to List of do for the future (when they draw out a List of the Whitehail

   ffynes&ca Severall ffines passed in the said Courts to be trans

   mitted to their Mats Receiver Generall) make Oath to the same

   before one of the Justices of the said County before such

   Returne is made And that the Sherriffs Serve this Order upon

   the said Clks and Make Returne of their having so done unto

   this Board withall Convenient Speed whereby ignorance may

   not be pleaded.

    The Councill of Marylands Answer to the Letter by them

   Recd from their Mats Honble Councill of New Yorke is as fol

   lows Vizt

      Ann Arrundell in Maryland May 18th 1695   148

   the Counciil Gentl

     His has been pleased to Comunicate to Us

  Councill of     your Letter to him (from no place) of the first of

         March 1694/5 wherein you take Notice that his

         Exncy your Governr Received a Lettr believed to be

   from his Exncy our present Governr though not Signed by him,

   which if so, was occasioned by Mistake and not designed:

   Wee therefore send you now here inclosed a Duplicate

   thereof, as also of the two papers then sent therewith to his Whitehall

   Exncy your Governr Your Lettrs With an Accot of Governr

   Copleys Protested Bill & Damages amounting to the Sume of

   4531 Sterl were sent to the House of Burgesses and their