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   all the aforementioned ffees be collected by the sd Sherriff and Lib. H. D.

   that he call the said John Salter to Accot and answer & pay

   the whole Tobacco he shall collect vnto Robert Mason Esqr

   Attorney of Sr Thomas Laurence as aforesaid.

   Sffe of Tal Co: Ret Ordered that it be Referred to Mr Attorney &

   touching the Sollicitor Genll the Sherriff of Talbot County's Return

   paymt of of the Ordr of the House of Burgesses relating to the

   6000 lbs tobo

   towards payrnt of Six thousand pounds of Tobacco, for &

   building a towards building a Church at Williamstadt, to know

   Church at

   Williatnstadt whether the House of Burgesses have power to

   Referred to make any such Ordr without his EXaCY the Governr &

   Mr Attorney Genll &ca Councills assent, and whether the Justices of Talbot

          County could give Judgmt against the Sherriff vpon

   such an Ordr when an Ordinance of Assembly had been passed

   to the contrary before & had been shew'd to the Court, as

   also another particular Ordr of his Exncy since that.

   Tho: Hebb Came & appeared Thomas Hebb of St Maries

    County against whom Capt Meech, Michaell

   be   Examined by the Cheevers & other Depositions have been here read,

   ed by the provll Jus- touching his piloting a Vessell away for Virginia,

   tices & pros- after the sd Meech had seized her.

   ecuted &Ca His Exncy demands to know whether he ever

   received a Commission from the late Governr Copley his p. 270

   Exncy Sr Edmund Andros Governr of Virginia, or from him

   self for being pilote &ca who Answers he never did.

     He is asked if he was a board the aforementioned ship, who

   does say he was; in the next place his Exncy askes him whether

   he knew that Capt Meech had a Commission to looke after

   illegall Traders, who says that he did by Report hear such a

   thing; Ordered that the said Hebb be taken into custody &

   Carryed before the Justices of the provinciall Court, now sit

   ting together with the Depositions & papers for their Examin

   ation, and that he be prosecuted & proceeded against accord

   ing to Law.

   His Exncy Coll Henry Darn all came & brought severall

   signs the Executions Lists of ffees due to him for sealing Patents for Land

   to Coll Dar- &Ca praying his Exncy would please to sign the Exe

   nails Lists

  of ffees   cutions therevnto annexed, being before done by the

          late Governr Copley & Coll Nicholas Greenberry,

   when president; And his Excell signed the same accordingly.

   Officers not Upon Representation, Ordered, that the severall

   to exact      . .  .    .      .

   more tees Officers within this province, officiating in any pub

   thn by Law lick imploy within the same, and to whom ffees for

   allowed, &    .

   no publick doing Business are properly belonging do not exact