320 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.          October the 17th 1695

               The Return of the Justices of the Provinciall Court vpon the

             aforegoing Letter was produced & Read as follows, Vizt This

             Court admits of the Excuse of Coll George Wells to be suffi

             cient for not coming to serve as a Commissiont of this Court

             for the Reasons therein contained.

                                       Hen:    Wriothesley Clk

               Coll George Wells of Baltemore County being Excused (by

       Whitehall Reason of his great infirmities of Body from serving in the

                    Provinciall Commission); Mr Edward Boothby is

             Mr Boothby

             & Mr Jno therefore appointed in his stead; And Mr William

             Stone Or- Hatton living in Prince Georges County will occa

             dered to be

             aded to the sion the want of a Provinciall Justice in Charles

             provit County, Mr John Stone is therefore appointed to be

             Comission

                    aded to the sd Provinciall Commission.

             Tho: Smith Came Mr Thomas Smith Clerk of the Indictmts of

             sworn Clk

             of Indictmts Baltemore County Court who had administred vnto

             of Bal. Co: him in Councill the Oaths appointed by Act of Par-

       Whitehall Court

                    liamt to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegiance

             & Supremacy as also the Oath of Clerk of the Indictmts before

             Recited.

             Mr Hedge Mr Thomas Hedge Clerk of the sd County Court

             Clk makes

       Whitehall Oath to List came & made Oath to the ffines passed in the sd

             of ffines Court according to a List thereof presented.

             Clk of In- Came Mathew Errickson Clerk of the Indictmts of

             dictmts of

             Kent Co: Kent County Court, who was sworn as before.

             Court sworn

             Clk of Caecill Came Charles Bass Clerk of Caecill County

            Co:  Court

       Whitehall makes Oath Court, who made Oath to a List of ffines passed

             to List of in that Court.

             ffines

             Jacob Young Came & appeared in Councill Jacob Young &

             & Wm York

             appointed to William York living vpon Susquehanna River, and

       320 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

          p. 239 keepe fferry it being proposed to them in Councill the keeping a

             &ca at Sus

             quehanna iferry & Ordinary vpon each side the sd River, Wil

                    liam York on this side the River & Jacob Young on

             the other side for which is settled vpon them, One shilling six

       Whitehall pence for the passage of a horse & Man and One shilling for

             a ffootman, to which they both Agreed; his Exncy giving them

             caution duly to observe the Acts of Assembly touching con

             veying persons over that River; Ordered that the Justices of

             the County Courts where they live grant them Lycense

             accordingly, they giving Bond as the Law in that Case directs.