Proceedings of the council of Maryland, 1694 97. 273

   At a Councill held at the Port of Annapolis the 14th day of Lib. H. D,

      August in the Seaventh Yeare of the Reign of our

      Soveraign Lord King William the third &ca Auiioq

       Domi: 1695.

                        Present

        His Exncy Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &ca

                 Coll Henry Jowles

                  Coll George Robotham

      The Honoble Coll John Addison

         John Courts Esqr

         Tho: Brooke Esqr

   Esqr Poveys Lettr de-    His Exncy producing a Letter by him Recd from

   claring the the Rt honoble John Povey Esqr one of the Clks of

   Death of the Queen & his Mats most honoble privy Councill & DeptY Secre

   Ordr there. tary of the plantacon Office, Dated 9th of March last

          past, giving an Accot of the great & irreparable Loss Whitehall

   proceedings Recd by the death of her late Maty Queen Mary (of

   &Ca    ever blessed & Glorious Memory) Ordered there

   upon that proclamation issue to give notice thereof & that for

   the future all manner of Writs process & proceedings, in the

   severall Courts & Offices of this Province issue & rune in the

   Name of King William the third &ca

     The Royall Lettr of her late Maty (of ever blessed & glori

   ous memory) unto me directed of the 22th of August 1694:

   Vizt that a Quota or part of the Militia of this Province not

   exceeding 160 Men (but noe Ordrs that the said Men shall be

   paid & Maintained by this Province nor be furnished wth

   armes or Amunition, neither do I find by yr Lettr that

   you expect Wee should pay or furnish them) be the Measure

   of Assistance to be given the Province of New Yorke; but your

   Exncy Writes for Officers as well as the Men her Maty is

   graciously pleased in the same Letter to Order as follows,

   Vizt Wee having also given express directions to our said

   Governr or Comander in Chief of our sd Province of New p. 192

   Yorke not to demand or Require at any time a greater part

   of the said Quota or other Assistance from our said Province

   of Maryland than he shall in proportion demand or require of

   the respective Quotas of the rest of the Adjacent Colonies,

   but you have not given me any intimation that you have sent

   for the whole Quota's from the rest of his Mats Colonies or

   Provinces in these Northern parts of America nor whether you

   intend to invade the Common Enemy the French, or expect

   to be invaded by them; for if you do the latter I shall be

   Obliged for the safety of this his Mats Province to raise a

   greater number of Men to guard our ifrontiers, wch are great

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