Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694—97. 255

   time or times (during the continuance of this our Commission) Lib. H. D.

   shall (by any the Surveyors Comissionated under Us) come

   directed unto you, and the same return into such proper Office

   or Offices according to Tenor of the same, if they be Regular

   Surveys and not otherwise To have & To hold the said place

   of Surveyor and Examiner during pleasure, together with all

   ffees, profitts perquisits and Advantages therevnto belonging

   or in any wise appurtaining according to settlemt of the Same

   by Act of Assembly of our said Province in that case made

   and Provided, Witness our trusty and well beloved Francis

   Nicholson Esqr our Capt Genll and Governor in Chief in and

   over our said Province and Teritory aforesaid. Given vnder

   the Great Seal of our said Province the 25th day of May in the

   Seaventh year of our Reign &ca Annoq Domini 1695.

   Sr Thomas Know all men by these presents that I Sr Thomas

   Laurence Bond to his Laurence Baronh Secretary of Maryland am holden

   Exncy for and firmly bound Unto his Exncy ffrancis Nicholson

   200 l sterl penalty &ca  Esqr in the full sume of Two hundred pounds of

          good & Lawfull Money of England. To be paid to

   the said ffrancis Nicholson his heirs or Assignes To the which

   paymt well and truly to be made I bind my Selfe my heirs Exrs &

   Admrs firmly by these presents Sealed with my seale and dated

   this 14th day of November in the sixth year of their Mats Reigne

   Anno Domi. 1694.

     Whereas his Exncy the said ffrancis Nicholson hath this day

   drawn three severall Bills of Exchange on Mesiers Macajah

   Perry Thomas Lane and Richard Perry Merchts in London all

   of one Tennor & date & payable at sight to the said Sr Thomas

   Laurence Baront for the sume of one hundred pounds sterl. if

   the said sum of one hundred pds ster! shall be well & truly

   Satisfyed and paid upon the Bills of Exchange to the said Sr p. 181

   Thomas Laurence according to the tennr of the same bills

   Then The Condicon of this Obligation is such that if the said

   Sr Thomas Laurence his heirs Exrs or Admrs do & shall well

   and truly within or at the Expiracon of twelve months from

   the receipt of the said one hundred pounds ster! upon the said

   bills Satisfy and pay to the said Francis Nicholson Esqr his

   heirs or Assigns the said Sume of One hundred pounds Sterl

   Money of England with Lawfull Interest for the Same without

   fravd or Covin

     Sealed and Did in presents of Thomas Laurence seal'd

     Fd Randolph

     Willm Dent