344 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D.     and have accordingly given Power to the Respective Governrs

             to apply the Same as there Shall be Occasion; We have there

             upon Signifyed Our Will and Pleasure to our Trusty and well

             Beloved Sr Edmund Andros our Governr in Cheif of our

             Colony of Virginia; And to our Trusty and Welbeloved

             Francis Nicholson our Governr in Cheif of our Province of

             Maryland to dispose of the sd Severall Sumes of ffive hundred

             pounds and two hundred pounds respectively upon your

             application towards the Defence and Security of our Province

             of New York which sd Respective Sumes of ffive hundred

             pounds and two hundred Pounds We are pleased to declare

             shall be instead of the Quotas or other Assistance to be given

             by our sd Colony of Virginia & Province of Maryland towards

             the Defence and Security of our sd province of New York

             untill we shall Signifye our further Pleasure herein; Given at

             our Court of Kensington this Second day of Janry 1696/5 In

             the Seventh year of our Reign.

                                   By his Majesties Command.

            Governr of New York abt the Quotas Shrewsbury

                 of Virginia and Maryland

                              Whitehall the 10th of Janury ‘96/5

                           Gentlemen

            Mr Poveys I have Received by Sr Thomas Laurence the

             Lre to the

            Governor & ifavour you were pleased to doe me by Your Letter

            Councill & of the 18th of Octobr for which and the good Sence

             Assembly of

           Maryland  You are pleased to Retain of my Services I cannot

                   Omitt to Return a most Gratefull acknowledgemt

             and to assure you that to the Utmost of my Power I shall con

             tinue my Endeavours for the good of the province of Mary

             land and though I may not properly Appear as the publick

             Agent of the province Yet if my Care for the promoting the

             Publick Affair's of the Countrey and the procuring a Speedy

             Dispatch of them through the Severall Offices may be thought

             worthy Your acceptance, I shall Readily perform that part, Sr

             Thomas Laurence, who has indifefaticably Solicited the Affairs

             of the Province during his Stay here, will give you a perfect

             Accot of all things relating to the Severall matters transmitted

             from Maryland, Such of them as have met with Difficulties, So

             as to Remain undetermined Shall be dispatcht with all the

             Speed that may be, And as well in this as in all other matters

             relating to the publick Welfare of the province of Maryland I

             Shall Endeavour to approve my Self,

                           Gentlemen

                              Yor most ffaithfull & humble Servt

                                       John Povey