Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 367

   for prosecuting the said Bond, and now seeing the breach of Lib. H. D.

   the same by the Letter aforesd does more effectually appear;

   Ordered therevpon that a strict & speedy prosecution be (by

   Mr Attorney & Solicitor Genll) made of the aforegoing Bond,

   and that the sd Bond & Letter be delivered to them accord

   ingly.

   Ordr touch. Vpon advice by severall Letters from Somerset

   Capt Meech's   County recd which by his Exncy were here produced

   Sloop &   & read concerning Capt Thomas Meech Commander

   Goods &ca

   of the Sloop Speedwell, being a person imployed in

   his Mats Service to keepe cruising &ca how that the said

   Meech had been missing from his said Sloop for these severall Whitehall

   Weekes past, therefore supposed to be drounded, which gave

   occasion to severall persons to go on Board, where they found p. 272

   one Man dead and another man almost dead, with severall

   Goods in her, whereof a List was here also produced; Where

   vpon Levin Denwood of the aforesd County came & appeared

   at the Board, who being asked thereabout does say that he is

   one of the persons who helpt to secure her, and that she now

   !yes in a Creeke just before his dore, and that he takes care

   to keepe a person constantly on Board every Night to looke

   after what is in her.

     His Excell demands to know of the Board what is to be Whitehall

   done therein, saying that the said Meech was indebted to his

   Majesty in a considerable Suffle in Virginia by a Judgmt

   recovered against him there, to the Value of three or ifour

   hundred pounds stri as also owed for some powder lent him

   in this province; Ordered therevpon that the said Letters &

   papers be Referred to Mr Attorney & Sollicitor Gen” for them

   to advize & make Report what proper methods are best to be

   taken, who (pursuant thereto) do advize tht (for security of his

   Mats Debt due from the said Meech) the sd Sloop & Goods

   may be Valued & Sold & the Account thereof returned into

   the Commissary Genlls Office, there to be Registred vntill

   Administration shall be Granted to some person or persons in

   trust for the vse of his Majesty; Ordered therevpon as it is

   hereby Ordered, that the honoble Coll David Brown George

   Layfie!d Esqr & Majr Robert King do (vpon sight hereof) go

   & inspect, View & Value the aforementioned S!oop and Goods

   (except two Brass & two iron guns, a Blunderbuss & an

   Ancient, laid Claim to by Thomas Tench Esqr as Goods lent

   to the sd Meech) and after Appraisemt thereof made that they

   make Sale of the same to the best advantage for his Mats vse,

   And that they return a Copy of their proceedings into the

   Commissary Genlls Office with all speed; it being considered

   that a present Sale of the said S!oop & Goods vpon the place