376 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D.     vnder your Excell Comand as also of the assistance you have

            Received from the adjacent Colonies. As to what relates to

            this his Mats province, I send home by all opportunities the

            whole Proceedings with the Copy's of your Exncies Letters to

            me and mine to you.

              If you dont depend vpon the Quota of Men from Virginia,

            then I was misinformed, and Sr' Edmund Andros is not the

            only Governr which hath comply'd with her late Mats Royall

            Commands, for if he should only send your Exncy Money, then

            this his Majesties province hath been before hand with that of

            Virginia.

              If your Excell please let me have an Account, how much

             Money hath been sent from Virginia to your Governmt (I

             think in my time there I sent Two hundred & odd pounds) I

             will lay it before our Assembly, which I design (God willing).

             shall meet this Spring; but cannot fixe the time till it please

             God I hear from Whitehall; for We expect our London ffleet

             within a Month. I am very sorry to hear that your Province

             is in Debt, but We are their brethren in the same calamity;

             But I hope that the farther good success of his Mats forces by

             Land & Sea will cause a good Trade & so bring vs out of

             those vnhappy circumstances. I am obliged to your Excell

             for sending me the intelligence that you had from the Governr

             of New England, and I had dispatched Perry sooner to you,

             but We have had lately a great snow. When I have any

             later News from England and I find that your Excell hath it

             not, it shall be sent your Excell by him who is

                          Yor most humble Servant

              Governr ffletcher     ffr: Nicholson

                  Perry is to give your

                  Excell the printed News

              Copy of his EXnCY the Governr of New-Yorks Letter read

             in Councill the 3d day of March, A0 1695/6, Vizt

             Governr of           New York 19th ffebry 1695/6

             New York s Sr.

             Excell.

         p. 283 Your Excells by Mr Perry ffebry the 4th came to

             hand for which and your inclosed News, I return thanks, a

             Briganteen from Bristoll seaven Weeks passage brought all

             those publick papers I must acknowledge the Money recd from

             your province it is farr short of the charge of 160 Men (the

             Quota of your province assigned by her late MatY) wch at 12d

             a day (Men cannot be had for less in this Countrey) with their

      Whitehall proper officers, transportation & incidents will amount to

                  p Annum.