326 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      LIb. H. D. or petuxant; the Master of this Vessell see Mr Hill at New

             Castle & the Tobacco taken out, being Mr Hills Mate then

             & was taken sick of the small poxe there & left when the

             Vessell went for Hull; so that he is able to make Oath con

             cerning the truth of what I have writ of vnloading at New

         p. 245  Castle; if this be not satisfactory the honoble the Commissionrs

             of his Mats Customs at London will I hope Certify the truth

             of the Vessells clearing at New Castle so that you need not

             in the least feare any thing about your Bond, Sr 1 thanke you

             for your kindness to Mr Hill therein and if I can serve you or

             yours here shall be ready as the needfull offers with tender

             respects from            Sr Yor ffriend & Servant

                                         John Borland

             The sd Letter was thus directed

             Vizt To John Courts Esqr at

             Charles County in Maryland

                              These

                       p Post from Boston.

             Clk of In- Came Mr Richard Smith Clerk of the Indictmts of

             dictmts of

       Whitehall Caecill Co: Caecill County Court and was sworn accordingly.

             Court sworn

             Esqr Tench Came The honoble Thomas Tench Esqr one of his

             Motion for

             dismission Mats honoble Councill of this Province who humbly

             &ca Ordr Moved his Exncy & the Board that having severall

                    Matters depending at Law as Admr of Governr

       Whitehall Copley decd especially a considerable Sume demanded to be

             due from the sd Estate to his Maty as also being concern'd in

             severall other Business of his own does therefore pray leave

             of his Exncy & the Board that he may be at present dismissed

             from attending his Mats Service vpon Councills vntill he shall

             have disburthen'd himself of those incumbrances; withail

             acquainting his EXnCY that (God willing) he intends for England

             the next ffleet in the Spring of the year through his Exncies

             permission, as soon as he had settled his Business, which was

             accordingly Granted him.

                     October the 15th 1695.

        The Councill again Sate & were present as before.

             Majr Edwd Vpon Representation, Ordered that the honoble

             Dorsey Em

             powered to Coll Henry Jowles Keeper of the Broad Seal of the

             keepe the province do for the future lodge the Broad Seal

             Broad Seal in the ab- with Majr Edward Dorsey one of the Commissioners

      Whitehall  sence of in Chancery, by him to be kept in the absence of

             Coll Jowles Coll Jowles and applyed to such instrumts as the