Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 285

    Shallop for &ca and (as is said) was designed to have conveyed Lib. H. D.

   false trading

    &Ca & Mr a way the sd Shallop out of this Province into Pen-

    Collier ap- silvania over Land; the which being Read it was

   pointed Rid

    ingsurveyrs thought Absolutely Necessary that a Riding Sur

    to prevent veyor or tWo be appointed And placed some where

   such abuses

    &ca Ordr for convenient to take an Accot of all such Abuses

    his Comis- comitted, as also inspect Yearly what quantityes of

   sion & Wt his

    Sallary to be tobacco is made in those parts; Whereupon Mr Whitehall

    p ann Thomas Collyer being proposed to be a proper and

    fit person for the sd Imploy who appearing & accepting

    thereof, it was Ordered that Comicon be prepared for him

    accordingly, he finding Security for his due Execucon of the

    said place & & that for his trouble pains and care therein he

    be allowed the Suffle of Twenty pounds Sterl Yearly out of

    the fines and fforfeitures becoming due within this Province.

    Mr Collier Ordered that the said Thomas Collyer be likewise

    constituted

    Navall Offi- constituted Navall Officer for the Port of William

    cer of the stadt. And that Mr Samll Watkins be in like man-

     port of Wil

    liamstadt & ner constituted Navall Officer of Petuxant District

    Mr Watkins and that Comissions be drawn for them accordingly

   of Pet uxant

   District &Ca

      Whitehall

                  August the 20th 1695.

    Mr Watkins The said Samll Watkins Recd his Comission as

    upon Re

    ceipt of his aboue and had Administred unto him the Oathes

    Comission Appointed by Act of parliamt to be taken instead of

   tooke the

    Oathes &ca the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy and Sub

           scribed to the Test as also tooke the Oath of Trade Whitehall

    and Navigation.

    Mr Colliers Mr Thomas Collyer being gone to fit & prepare

    preparacon

    for his im- himself for his imploys it was Ordered that he should

    ployint & be sworn before one of his Mats honoble Councill or

   ordr thereon

  &Ca      one of the Justices of the Provll Court, before he

           Reced his Comission, which accordingly was per

    formed as by the following certificate appears Vizt

                                Nich:Greenberry

    Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 285

    Coll Green- Memorandum That this day (to Witt) the 29th day

    berry's Cer

    tificate of of August 1695. Came Mr Thomas Collier before

    Mr Colliers me & tooke the Oathes appointed by Act of Par

   taking the

  Oathes &ca  liament instead of the Oathes of Allegiance &

           Supremacy as also the Oath of Trade & Navigation

    as being recomended to me by Mr Henry Denton Clk of the

    Councill to Administer the afd Oathes and also Subscribed to

    the Test

    - Testes.

                                Nich:Greenberry