284 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

     Lib. H. D. such Minister, Requiring such persons diligently to observe

            the Reading the first & second Service & the people to stand

            and kneele as the Rubrick directs; And that the Churches be

            decently kept & the Communion Tables Raild in, And Further

            Ordered that all Children brought to Church to be baptized be

            Christned immediatly after the Reading the second Lesson &

            that the Holy Sacramt of the Lords Supper be Administred at

            least three times every year, Vizt Christmas, Easter & Whit

            sontide; And that where the fforty p poll was not Collected

            last year that the same be Collected this year (according to

            the Directions of the Ordr of the last Assembly) for the Use

            of the Ministry, Ministers being sent for in & expected this

            ifall: And lastly Ordered that the Severall Sherriffes of the

            province make Strict inquiry of the Justices or other persons

            living within their respective Counties, if there be any Glebe

            Lands or personall Estate bestowed or given to the Church or

            towards building of Schooles or other pious Uses, whereof the

            Sherriffes are to Return an Accot unto this Board & give

            Copy of this Order to the Vestry of each pish wthin their

            respective County's and that they signify to this Board vnder

            their hand by the 2d day of October next of their having

            done, under the pain & perill wch may Ensue for neglect of the

            same; The list of Taxables are then likewise by you to be

            Return' d.

            Ordr tht it Ordered that it be Recommended to the house of

            be moved to

            the Bur- Burgesses for a Law to be made that the Church at

            gesses for a Mount Calvert be fitted to serve as well for a Court

            Law that the Church at house as Church, And so in all other places where

            mount Cal- the same can conveniently be done.

            vert be a

            Court house

            as well as a

            Church &ca

                    August the 15th 1695.

               The Councill again Sate and Were

                           Present

       His Exncy Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &ca

               Coll Henry Jowles    Coll John Addison

               Coll George Robotham John Courts Esqr

               Coll Charles Hutchins     Thomas Brooke Esqr

        p. 203  Majr Thomp. Produced and read a Lettr from Majr John Thomp

            sons Lettr to the son to his Exncy dated the 19th day of July 1695:

           Govrnr touching his Seizure of a Shallop belonging to James

                Anderson decd for Exporting skins without Entry