268 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

     Lib. H. D. The Condition of this Obligation is such that whereas his

            said Exncy hath this day given & granted unto the above

            bounden Thomas Meech a Comission to be Comander of the

            Speedwell of Maryland and therewith to Cruise on the Coast

            of Maryland and Pensilvania to prevent and hinder such False

            and illegal1 Traders doe or shall Trade on the Coast or

            into either of the said Provinces contrary to the Acts of trade

            & Navigation If therefore the above bounden Thomas Meech

            shall well & truly execute the severall powers and Authonityes

            to him therein given and granted and see the severall Acts of

            Trade & Navigation be duely kept & Observed without

            Fraude or Covin and doe well & truly prosecute Offenders

            and Offences age the said Acts or any of them and doe well

            and truly behave himself in the Execution of the severall

            powers and Authorityes by the said Cofnission given him And

            doe from time to time & at all times hereafter Serve and keep

            harmies & endemnified his said Exncy his heirs Exrs and

            Admrs for or by reason of Any Act or thing by the said

            Thomas to be done or performed or omitted to be done or

            performed by virtue of the Comission aforesaid Then this

            Obligation to be void & of none effect else to Stand in ffull

            force & virtue

            Signed Sealed & DeliveredThos Meech[Seale]

            in presence of us    Robe Mason   [Seale]

            Fd Randolph         Philip Clarke [Seale]

            Hen Denton

            W. Bladen

       p. 189       Coll Cood            June 5th 95:

            Madm   Sr

            Blakistons

            answer abt     In answer to yr demands pursuant to an Ordr

            Shiping  from his Exncy I have onely to advise you that I have

            Accots already rendred and presented to his Exncies view

            a full & Just Accot as neer as could be calculated from Mr

            Blakistons bookes & papers of the whole reuenue passing his

            hands since the Revolution to which accot I have made Oath

            & cannot forme any further or other Accot & for the list of

            Shiping they are in Mr Tenches hands which is all I can say

            in that poynt, however if the Accot by me already exhibited

            be mislayed & not at hand I am ready & shall be willing upon

            the least Notice given to have drawne out a fair Coppie of the

            same for his Exncies Satisfaction if required wch please to rep

            resent to his EXOCY as the full Answer of Sr yr humble Servt

                                        Elizabeth Blakiston