394 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. having charge of any publick powder that they procure the

             same to be changed this ffleet; And lastly that they give

             Notice to all & singular the Commandrs of the severall Troops

             & Companies for to signify to the Soldiers in generall that

             they omit not the opportunity of providing themselves with

             Arms & Amunition (pursuant to the Act of Assembly) this

         p. 296  ffleet vnder the penalties in the said Act contained; Tobacco

             having yielded a good price last year and is likely to prove a

             good Comodity this year.

                           Eodem die.

             Ordr touch- Ordered that the Collector of each respective Dis

                    trict within this province, his Depty or Depties give

             Seamen notice to the severall Masters & Commanders of

             ships or other Vessells at their first coming in & Entry making,

             that they take care to vse their best & vtmost endeavor for to

             seize & secure any person or persons they shall find or dis..

      whitehall  cover inticing away their Officers or Seamen and when appre

             hended that they deliver such person or persons vp to the

             next Justice of the peace, who is hereby directed & Ordered

             to cause all such persons so brought before him to be securely

             conveyed vnto his Excellency at the port of Annapolis, in

             Ordr to be proceeded against according to Law. And it is

             hereby further Ordered that like notice be given, that no

             Master or Commander of any ship or other Vessell coming in

             & Trading within this province, presume to discharge any

             Officer or Seaman vnder their Command, without first

             acquainting his Excell therewith, to the end such Officer or

             Seaman may reap the benefit of his Excell pass (gratis) to go

             about their lawfull occasions; and further that they suffer none

             of their Seamen to go out any where, without giving them

             particular passes, wherein the names of the severall Seamen

             going abroad with the same shall be exactly set down, which

             said passes are to issue vnder the Masters own hand & Seal,

             for fear of counterfiets.

                           Eodem die.

             Rangers Ordered that the Colonel of Talbot, Kent & Caecill

              Counties do (vpon first advice of the ffieets Arrivall)

             Kent & draw forth of the severall Troops & Companies

             Caecil Counties, after within their several limits & Comand (by equall

             the ifiects changes & turns) two Men a piece well mounted,

             Arrival &ca to prevent accoutred & Arm'd, who are to keep constantly

             Seamen ranging vp at the heads of those Rivers by which

       Whitehall runing to Pensil people vsually pass into pensilvania, from the time

                    of the sd ffleets coming in vntill their going out again

             in Ordr to prevent Seamen & others runing thither, hereby