414 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

     Lib. H. D. Propry who is the derivative Lord to make a Grant of such

             Land, with as much Reason may an Act Enable the King who

             is the primative Lord to make the like Grant, And this Act

             has Enabled the King by his Govenor to make such Lease;

             therefore We hold it proper to be done as the Act directs, it

             being not disallowed by his Maty as We know off, all which

             We humbly submit to your Exceil & are

                                Yor Excells most obedient Servants

                                             George Plater

                                             Willm Dent

                   By his Exncy the Govr &ca

                       May the 9th 1696.

      Whitehall His Exncy having pervsed this day in Councill the within Re

             port was pleased to Ordr that the Lease therein mentioned be

             Examined by Mr Attorney & Sollicitor Genll whether the same

             be according to Law, and then his Exncy will sign the same.

                                Signed p Ordr

                                   Hen: Denton C of Concil.

       p. 333     The Report on the sd Ordr is as follows, Vizt

              To his Exncy the Governr & honoble Councill of Maryland.

      Whitehall In obedience to your Excells Commands We have pervsed

             the within mentioned Lease and do humbly conceive the same

             to be Agreeable to the Rules of the Law, all wch is humbly

             submitted to by

                          Yor Excells most obedient Servants,

                                             Geo: Plater

                                             Willm Dent

              And the sd Lease was accordingly signed by his Exncy in

             Ordr to be passed vnder the Broad Seal of the Province.

                       May the 11th 1696.

             The Councill again Sate & were prsent.

       His Excell ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &ca

                Coll Henry JowlesColl Charles Hutchins

                Coll George Robotham Coll David Brown

                Coll Nicho Greenberry     Coll John Addison

             Attorney & Ordered that it be Referred to Mr Attorney &

               Sollicitr Genll whether Tobacco brought out of Vir

             suited, whe- ginia and shipt here ought not to pay the Addition-

             brought out all Duty of six pence p hogshead, Vizt 3d for the