Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.  251

   Under neath the said Ordr was thus written, Vizt    Lib. H. D.

     Mr Plater Mr Plater

       Order'd to Appoint You are likewise by Order abouesaid to give

     Deputies at Notice to the severall Mars of Ships as they come to

     Annapolis & Wm Stadt Cleare, that such Ships as for the future come to the

     &Ca port of Annapolis or William Stadt, that they go

     directly to the said Ports for to Enter, Officers being there

     appointed for their Entring &ca

       You being hereby likewise Ordered to appoint & place

     DeptY Collectors vnder you in the said two places, and you are

     further to give Notice that such Ships as go into Caecill County,

     Stop at Annapolis to Enter, & not at Petuxant. Lastly if the

     ships have not Entered & Cleared with Majr Smithson, that

     they be Entered & cleared by you on your DeptY there till

     further Ordrs from his EXnCY

       John Watson Esqr his Petition praying to be dismissed from

     further serving at the Provll Court is dismissed accordingly, by

     reason of his remote living from this place.

            Ann Arrundell in Maryland May 23th 1695

     Mr Denton's May it please your honrs

     Councillof A Letter of the Eighteenth instant being directed

     New Yorke from their Mats honble Councill of this Province unto

     &ca Your honors Wherein it is said Your Lettr wth an

     Accot of Governr Copleys protested Bill and Damages amount

     ing to the suffle of 453 l sterl: were sent to the house of Bur

     gesses And their Answer thereto inclosed; this comes to

     signify to your honrs that (by my inadvertency & Neglect to

     whom the care of makeing up that pacquet was committed) I

     forgot to inclose the said Answer but have herewth sent it,

     hoping your honts will be pleased to pardon this Error

     coThitted & therein I shall always wth thankfull Remembrance

     acknowledg the favour done to your Honors Most Oblidged &

     Humble Servant                   Hen. Denton

     Mr Carrolls William & Mary by the Grace of God King and

     Deed from

     Governr Queen of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland De

     Nicholson fenders of the ifaith &ca To all persons to whome

     for the Countrey these presents shall come Greeting Know Yee that

     house at Whereas Thomas Notley Esqr one of the former

      Governrs of this our Province under the Rt Honoble

            Charles Lord Baltemore Lord & Proprietary of the

     same did, by his certain Lease under the Lesser Seale of the

     said Province bearing Date the fourteenth day of Janry 1678:

     (for & in consideration of the Rents and Covenants therein