338 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.     which he was sending to his Excellency your Governr bearing

             the same Date with this, We therefore have no more to say

             but refer you to the same & rest

                    Gentl     Yor humble Servants

                                 Signed by the severall Gentlemen

                                 of the Councill that day present

             Hen: Den- Vpon the Petition of Henry Denton (Clerk of

             tons Pet & Ordr for his Mats honoble Councill) being here presented &

             provll Amer- Read, therein setting forth some extraordinary

             ciamts &ca Charge & trouble he had been at in preparing

             severall Copyes of the Journalls of the Councill and other

             matters for which he had received no allowance; therefore

             humbly prayed that the Provinciall Amerciamts due since

             November Court last to this time (being in the guift of his

             ExncY & Councill) might be bestowed vpon him, which was

             accordingly granted him and Ordered that Lists of the same

             with Executions thereto be given him for the better collection

             thereof

             Maryland ss.

             Arnant La- ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll & Governr in

             hanne's pass .

             from his Chief in & over his Mats Province & Territory of

             Exncy Maryland & Vice Admirall of the same.

         To all to whom this prsent Writing shall come

             Greeting.

              These are to Certify that Arnaut Lahanne, the Bearer hereof

             a ifrench Man & Doctor or Chirurgeon of the Pink John of

             Bordeaux in the Kingdom of ifrance Peter Rivier Commander

             was taken & brought a prisoner into this province in the sd

             ship by Capt John Hurle Commander of the ship Providence

             of London, being a Letter of Marque Man And after some

          p. z6o short time of Residence here he shipped himself on Board a

             certain Vessell called the Hope of Maryland (whereof Richard

             Hill is Master or Commander) for Guinea; from whence have

             ing returned again into this Province in the sd vessell, he has

             now shipped himself on Board a certain Briganteen called the

             ffisher of Maryland, whereof Thomas ffrancis is Master, being

             bound from hence to Barbadoes, with design (as he informs

             me) to get to Martinico in Ordr to procure his passage for

             ifrance, for which he is to apply himself to his Exncy the

             Governr of Barbadoes so soon as he shall arrive there; Given

             vnder my hand & Seal this 1th day of October, in the Seaventh

             year of his Mats Reign, Annoq Domini, 1695.

                                          ffr. Nicholson