280 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. Complaints & other advice received) it is made apparent that

             the Trade of this Province is much impared & Damnifyed by

             Sloops Shallops & Boates off & belonging to the province of

             Pensilvania Town of New castle & Territoryes thereunto

             belonging (they being distinct Governmts from this) which

             keep runing and Trading up and down wthin the severall

             Rivers and Creekes of this his Mats Province of Maryland,

             transporting their loading over land & taking in the same at

             the heads of Severall Rivers wthin this Province especially

             Bohemia & Elke Rivers, and not only so; but are frequently

             known to transport in Carts at the said places indifferent large

             Sloopes, Shallops, & Boates wthout making any report or

             Entrey thereof Making it likewise their Daly practice to intice

             away & Entertain severall Seamen belonging to Ships & ffree

             men & others Inhabitants of this Province under Specious

             pretences much to the prejudice & Damage of his Mats Reve

             nue & the trade & Navigation of England And Forasmuch as

             it hath likewise been represented unto me in Councill, how

             that his Mats Duty for Importacon of Liquors from those parts

             have been much defrauded by concealing & hiding severall

             Runlets full of Brandy Rum & other Spirits, And wine wthin

             Caske pretended to be filled with Bisket and ffloore: For

             prevention of all wch illegall & irregular proceedings for the

             future, I have (by and the advice of his Mats honoble Coun

             cill) thought fit to publish and make known & I do hereby

             Accordingly Order & Comand that all Boates, Shallops, Sloops

             or other Vessells trading so as afd & taking in any goods

             Wares or Merchandizes being transported out of Pensilvania

             Town of Newcastle and Territoryes thereunto belonging into

             this Province over Land, go directly wth the Same vnto the

             Port of Williamstadt (formerly Oxford) or the port of Annap

             olis (formerly Ann Arrundell) and there make due Entry

             Barter Sell and Dispose of the same to their Best Advantage

             and in no other port or place whatsoever with in this Province,

         p. 199  Under penalty of seizure of all such goods Wares & Mer

             chandizes so as afd imported and sold contrary to the intent &

             meaning aforesaid, And Further that all such Boats, Shallops

             & Sloops, or other Vessels or any Land carriages whatsoever

             that for the future are or shall be Transported out of Pensil

             vania Town of Newcastle & Territoryes afd into this Province

             over Land that the ownrs Masters or Imployers of the same

             Give the Navall Officer of Caecill County an Acct thereof And

             take his permit to go to one or both of the Aforemenconed

             Parts Under like penalty of Seizure and of being proceeded

             agt according to Law hereby strictly Enjoyning and Comand

             ing all & Singular his Mats Collector wthin this Province their

             Depties & others whom it doth or may concern to Make dili