368 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. there, may redound more to the benefit of the Estate, which

             would otherwise be chargeable to remove to this side; besides

             the same perhaps now !yes in a perishable condition.

                      March the 3d 1695/6

             Mr Mason & Mr Clarke Vpon further Representation, Ordered, that the

             Ordered to honoble Robert Mason Esqr & Mr Philip Clarke take

         p. 273  take the care to inquire into, looke after & Collect what

             aforesd Admrcon &Ca Goods, Tobacco or Debts whatsoever (properly.

                   belonging to Capt Thomas Meech) they can find or

             discover to remain lye lodged or be due to him within St

             Maries County or any other place; a true Inventory whereof

             they are to make, and the same (when got together to some

             convenient place) they are to produce vnto Mr William

      Whitehall  Asqueth & Mr Thomas Beal of St Maries County aforesd who

             are hereby Empowred to Appraise & Value all such Goods &

             Tobacco as shall be produced vnto them, and after Appraisemt

             thereof made, as well the aforenamed Robert Mason Esqr and

             Mr Philip Clarke as William Asqueth & Thomas Beal afores

             are to dispose & make sale of the same to the best advantage

             (for his Mats vse) for & toward satisfying a Debt due from the

             said Meech to his Maty And that they return a true Copy of

             all their proceedings into the Commissary Genius Office with

             all convenient speed, there to be lodged for satisfaction of the

             Creditors And it is hereby further Ordered that the honoble

             Kenelm Cheseldyn Esqr Comissary Genll do administer a

             proper Oath to the said Appraisers, And that he Grant

             Administration vpon the sd Estate, to W Robert Mason & Mr

             Philip Clarke to the Uses aforesaid.

             Esqr Tench's Motion & Vpon MQtion made by Thomas Tench Esqr that

             Ordr for the Guns and Antient in Capt Meech's Sloop were

             Guns &ca on by him lent vnto the sd Meech, and that they will be

             Board Capt wanted in the new Vesseli, belonging to Mr Davy,

             Sloop, now bound for England; saying that the Guns lent

             were two third iron guns & two third brass guns together

             with a Muskatoon, which he desires may be left out of the

             Appraisemt of the other Goods, and that they may be brought

             & put on shore at Mr Philip Clarkes, at Piney Point, for the

             aforementioned Vessell to take in; Ordered that the Motion

             of the sd Esqr Tench be granted accordingly.

             Coll Green- Ordered that the honoble Coll Nicholas Greenberry

             berry Order;d to lend lend vnto Thomas Tench Esqr ffifty pounds of pow

             Mr Tench der out of what powder lyes at present lodged with

             50 lbs of powder &ca him, and that he take Esqr Tench's Receipt &

                   Engagemt to return the same quantity in kind, by

             the first opportunity out of England.