Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 293

    Mr Alderns Mr William Aldern producing to this Board a Lib. H. D.

    Deputacon

    for Depty Deputation given him by George Plater Esqr his

    Collector of Mats Collector of Petuxant District, for being his

    Port Wil-

    liamstadt & Depty at the Port of Williamstadt, was admitted & Whitehall

    Administra- approved off& had Administred unto him the Oathes

    tjon of the

    Oathes &ca     appointed by Act of Parliamt to be taken instead of

           the Oathes of Allegiance & Supremacy as also the

    Oath of trade & Navigation & Subscribed to the Test.

                   August the 20th 1695:

    The Councill again Sate and Were present as before

    Madam    Delivered by his Exncy in Councill unto George

    Blaki stons

    3d Bills of Plater Esqr Madam Blakistons third Bills of Ex

    Exca Did by change, the wch his Exncy had Recd from Esqr

    the Govr in

    Councill to Randolph

    Esqr Plater

    &ca

    Mr Clarkes Came Mr Philip Clarke Navall Officer of Poto- p 209

    Oath to the

    Collection mock District & made Oath to his Accot of Collec

    of 12d p hhd tion of the imposition of p hhd on Tobacco

    impost &ca Exported &ca from the 24th of September 1694 till

    the 5th of June 1695.

    Esqr Pla- Came George Plater Esqr Collector & Receiver

    ters Oath to

    the Collec- of his Mats Revenue wthin the District of Petuxant

    tion of the who made Oath to his Accot of Collection of the

    15d p hhd &

    3d p tonn 15d p hhd & 3d p Tonn by him collected wthin that

    &ca    District from the Eigth of May 1695 unto the 30th of Whitehall

    July following, that the same are just & true Accots

    Mr Denton Henry Denton haveing Received a Deputation

    being De

    puted Depty from George Plater Esqr for being DeptY Collector

    Collector of wth in the Port of Annapolis had Administred unto

    the Port of

    Annapolis him the Oaths Appointed by Act of Parliamt to be

    took the taken instead of the Oathes of Allegiance & Su

    Oaths &ca

           premacy as also the Oath of Navigation and Sub

    scribed to the Test.

    Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 293

    his Exncies It being represented that the house of Burgesses

    directions

    that inquiry would (at their meeting) be deficient for want of

    be made some of the Members thereof, occasioned through

    how writs of

    Eleccon to death and otherwise; whereupon his Exncy was

    supply va- pleased to give directions that inquiry should be

    cant places

    should issue made how Matters of that Nature had usually been

    and Answer carryed Vizt whether Writs of Election to supply the

    thereon

           Vacant places should issue by his Exncies Order now