Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 393

   ready Goods, this is to remind & Ordr all such Vestry's SO Lib. H. D.

   concern'd, that they duly comply with & observe the aforesd

   severall Ordrs & Ordinances being now well assured that

   Tobacco is & will be a good comodity this year. And I do

   hereby Ordr & Command that the said severall Vestrys do

   likewise take care & Ordr that a certain Act of Assembly of

   this province made in May last, Entituled an Act restraining

   the frequent assembling of Negro's within this province be

   published & read in their severall & respective parish

   Churches, ifour times every year, pursuant to the directions

   of the sd Act, And that all Negros (wandring or going abroad

   otherwise than as in the sd Act is directed) be taken vp &

   punished accordingly: And to the end due Notice hereof may p. 295

   be given I do further Command that the severall Sherriffs of

   the province proclaim this in all Churches, Chappells & other

   publick Meetings within their respective Counties to which all

   persons concern'd are to yield due & ready obedience, as they

   & every of them will answer the contrary at their perill; Given

   at the port of Annapolis, vnder the Broad Seal of the Province,

   this 25th day of Janry in the 7th year of his Mats Reign &c.

   Annoq Domini 1695.

                   God Save the King  ffr: Nicholson

      On the back of the sd proclamation was writ the following

   Ordr Vizt

        By his Exncy the Governr &c. Janry the 29th 1695

   Sherriffs to Ordered that the Sherriff of each respective County

   Collect the    . .

   Tobo from within this province take care to Collect & receive

   the publick this year, from the severall Officers living within their

   Officers pur.

      to the Bayliwick (having any place or places of profit) all

   Act of such sume & sumes of Tobacco, as the Act of

       Whitehall Assembly of this province has directed to be assessed

         and Leavyed from such Officers for the publick vse.

                   Signed p Ordr H Denton C of Concil.

        By his Exncy the Governr &Ca Janry the 25th 1695.

   Ordr to the Ordered that the Colonel of each respective

    County within this Province take care to get dili

   relating to gently Viewed the severall Arms belonging to the

   the publick Countrey, wheresoever the same are lodged within

   Arms their respective limits & Command; so that such

   Arms as are found impossible or difficult to be fixed here, be Whitehall

   sent for England, by some safe & trusty hand to be fixed

   there; and further that they give notice to the severall Officers