Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 341

   James Sincleare Junr Master bound directly thither We Lib. H. D.

   desire you will please to make inquiry after the sd Vessell

   and if She Shall import any European Goods contrary to Law

   or shall be unduly Navigated That you Cause Seizure and

   prosecution to bc made boLh of the sd Vessell & loading in

   noe Case permitting her to Load any of Enumerated Com

   modities with you before the Master hath given Bond with a

   Responsible Security to to Carry the Same to England

   Wales or Berwick there to Land and put the Same on Shore

   (the Danger of the Seas only Excepted) in pursuance of the

   Act of Navigation. We remaine,

   Custom House Lond Sr Yor very humble Servants

  10 October 1695      Walter Yonge Robt Southweil

                       Ja:  Chadwicke C Godolphin

   Governr Maryland.

   Comrs of the Sr                              6

   Customs Lre

   abt allow- It was heretofore proposed by the Rector and

   ance to be Governrs of the Colledge of William and Mary in

   given for the -

   Collection Vlrga T hat instead of Three ffourth parts Allowed

   of the penny to Our Officers both there and in Maryland for Col

   pr pound

   for letting lecting the Duty of a Penny p pound on Tobacco in

   fall the their Respective Districts Twenty p Cent only might

   Compt and Surveyrs be allowed as Sufficient for them there being other

   place. wise An Encouragemt for their diligence in putting

   in Execution the Acts of Trade and Navigation by the third

   part of the forfeitures therein provided for them, And the Col

   lectors in Virga being Content with this allowance of Twenty

   p Cent. We desire you will please to make the like Agreemt

   and Settlement with our Collectors in Maryland for the Good

   and bennifitt of the sd Colledge And whereas the Office of

   Compt and Surveyor of the penny p per pound in Maryland is

   thought needless Since the Governors of the Colledge are will

   ing of themselves to Audit the Accots of the Said Collectors

   We Agree That the Same be let fall like as hath been done in

   Virga and the proffits of the Office Saved to the Colledge

   desireing you to Signifye the Same to the prsent Compt &

   Surveyr with the Offer of the next Sutable Collectors place that

   shall become Voy'd in Maryland.

     Upon Consideration of the Reasons Offered to Us against

   Sending this Duty for England We thought it needless That

   Such part thereof as Should be Actually paid down in Money

   should be remitted hither And did therefore Agree That it

   should be kept in Virginia and Applyed to the Uses of the

   Colledge We likewise Agree, That the Same Method be

   Observed in Maryland & if there Can be Good assureance

   had that the Tobacco taken in lieu of this Duty of one penny