248 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D.     At the same time his Exncy gave order to Mr Plater that not

            withstanding the Accot of the quarter part of the 1s p hhd

            this Year cannot be at present made out & Adjusted yet that

      Whitehall he should Remitt to Capt Pagan as much Money as he findes

            the same will amount to & likewise gave Order to Mr Clarke

            to send Bills of Exchange to Mr Plater for the quarter part

            which this ffleet should come to his hands and further that the

            said Mr Plater remitt out of his Exncies owne private Accots the

            sume of 1 2 l sterl: upon Accot for the quarter part of the said

            1s p hhd which is supposed may be collected by Majr King

            Navall Officer of Pocomoke but the Accots thereof & Bills for

            the same cannot with conveniency be adjusted & sent hither

            to go with this ffieet, therefore does for the vse of the Coun

            trey, disburse the said suffle, the said Majr Kings last yeares

            Accot for the quarter part amounting to about that Sume, All

            which said Bills of the quarter part so to be remitted are by

            the said Capt Pagan to be disbursed & laid out for the pur

            chasing the following Armes &ca

       p. i76An Accot of Armes sent for last

                    Shipping Vizt

              Twenty Dragoons bridles and Sadles.

              Ten hand Mortars such as the two Companies at Tangier

            had sent them when my Lord Dartmouth was there To

            inquire of Sr Henry Goodrick or Some other Officers at the

            Tower of the price and where they are to be had, with one

            hundred hand Granadoes fit for those hand Morters and

            ifuzees with proper wadding & directions how to use them.

              Halfe a dozen instrumts to Trye powder with & the rest of

            the 2501 sterl. to be laid out in Granaderes Armes, Vizt slung

            fuzees Sanguind or otherwise fited the best way to keep them

            from Rust and Byonets fit for the Bore of the fuzees with

            large Cartouch Boxes to hold betwixt two or three dozen of

            Carthrages and to send good hatchets. The Cartouch box to

            goe upon one belt and the hatchet & Byonet in two hangers

            upon the same belt & pouches to carrye the Granadoes in.

                An Accot of Armes &ca now Ordered to be sent for Vizt

              Iron worke for ffifty wheel barrows.

              ffifty Shovels & fifty Spades, 25 pick Axes & 25 mattocks.

              Two Union flags with Lines a Large & a little one.

              Six Dragoon Drums & two spare heads for each & Six

            brass trumpets 10,000 flints for horse & 10,000 flints for foot,

            2000 Weight of Bullets for Muskets.

              2000 for Carabines & 2000 for pistolls.