366 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.           ffebry the 29th 1695/6

             Clk of the In. Came Mr Samuell Watkins Clerk of the Indictmts

             dictmts of St

             Maries & Cal of St Maries & Calvert County Courts and tooke

             Co: Courts the vsuall Oath for the same accordingly

             sworn

                            Whitehall

             St Pauls A Return of the Vestrymen of St Pauls Parish in

             Parish Vestry of Tal Talbot County being presented at this Board,

             Co: Ret &ca wherein was set forth an Account of this years dis

             therein bursemts as follows, Vizt

                    To 6o6 Taxables in the parish at 40 lb tobo p poll is

                            Disbursements Vizt        lb tobo

             To Thomas Beckles Clerk                2000

             To the Workeman for covering the Church2800

             To the Sherriffs Saliary at 5 p Cent   1210

                                                   60 10

                                           Remaining18230

                                                   24240

               Ordered that the remaining part, amounting to the Suine ot

             18239 lbs of Tobacco be by the Sherriff of the said County paid

             vnto the Reverend Mr John Lillingston Minister of the sd

             parish, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Assembly of

             this province in that case and to no other person whatsoever,

             notwithstanding any former Ordr or directions of the sd Vestry

             to the contrary; provided the said Mr Lillingston perform the

             worke according to promise.

                       March the 2d 1695/6

        The Councill again Sate & were prsent as before.

             John Tench His Exncy producing to the Board a Letter from

              the Commissionrs of his Mats Customs of the 10th of

             Ship Expec- June past to his Exncy sent & directed, setting forth

             dered to be that Mr Patrick Mein Surveyor Genll at Jamaica had

       Whitehall prosecuted by Letter of the 25th of March past informed them

             concerning a ship called the Expectation, John Tench Master

             from Maryland, that he had discharged at Carosoa Sixty hogs-

             heads of Tobacco, and that Jackson the Owner dyed there

             being an inhabitant of Talbot County within the District of

             Petuxant, desiring that Ordr might be given for putting the

             Bond (taken for the sd ship) in strict prosecution. Afterwards

             produced the said Bond signed by John Tench, Master of the

             sd ship & William Sharpe the security; Wherevpon his Excell

             ency was pleased to declare that he had formerly given Ordr