342 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. p pound for want of Money to Answer and pay the Same

             Shall be really Shipt for England by the persons to whom it

             Shall be Sold, We shall Consent to the Selling thereof in the

             Countrey to the best Advantage rather then run the hazard of

             the Sea in the Importation of it hither And Sending back the

             produce thereof for the Colledges Accot in all which we shall

             not Doubt of your Ready Concurrence and Assistance within

             your Governmt being for so good & pious Work and Answer

             able to his Mats Royall ffavour & County in bestowing this

           p. 7 Duty for the good of the Colledge We are

                                   Sr Yor very humble Servants

             Custom House Londo              Robt Clayton     Robt Southwell

             19 Decembr 1695 Sam: Clarke    P: Ward

                          Walter Yonge

             Governr Maryland.

                            William R

           p. 1  His Mats Trusty and Welbeloved we Greet You well;

             Lres to his Exncy abt Whereas by Letters under our Royall Signett bear-

             assistance ing date the 21th of Augt in the Sixth year of our

           for New York    Reign; Our will and pleasure was Signifyed to You

                    that a Quota or Part of our Militia of our Province

             of Maryland under Yor Governmt not Exceeding one hundred

             and Sixty men Should be the measure of the assistance to be

             given by our Province for the Defence and Security of our

             Province of New York, which you were thereby Charged and

             Required at all times upon the application of our Governr or

             Commander in Cheif of our sd Province of New York to pro

             vide and send to be under his Command and Direction for

             the Defence of our sd province, and Whereas You have repre

             sented unto Us, that having in Obedience to our Commands

             recommended to the Care of the Genll Assembly of our Pro

             vince of Maryland, The providing a fitt Supply for this Ser

             vice, they had alledged that the Inhabitants of our sd Province

             being very poor by Reason of the Warr and the Lowe price

             of Tobo with the daily apprehensions they are in of fforreign

             Indians; They are become uncapable of Affording such Assist

             ance to New York, and had therefore humbly pray'd to be

             Excused from all Contributions of that nature, but that for the

             prsent, and till our pleasure herein should be better known

             they had appropriated the Sume of Two hundred pounds to lye

             Ready for this Service, and have accordingly Empowered you

             to dispose thereof as there Shall be Occasion, We doe accord

             ingly hereby Require & Direct you to apply the sd Sume of

             Two hundred Pounds appropriated by our Assembly of Mary

             land, as aforementioned towards the assistance of our province

             of New York against the ifrench and Indians in those parts,