Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 429

   says he can make proof &Ca He is Required to do it. As to Lib. H. D.

   the last, this Board did Referr to have their Opinions in matter

   of Law & not in matter of favour, and therefore Ordered that

   their Report be return'd what the Law say's in that Case.

           Signed p Ordr

                           Hen:  Denton C of Concil

     Came Mr Thomas Collyer Navall Officer &ca who by his

   humble petition prayed that consideration might be had for

   his trouble & Expence of Seizing the aforementioned Sloops,

   which was in like manner also Referred.

     Wherevpon Mr Attorney & Sollicitor Genll Reporting that

   in as much as the Genll Assembly has declared by a Law that

   the Ten p Cent Act was never designed to extend Goods

   Exported for Virginia only are therefore of Opinion that

   respect may be had to the intent of the Law makers in this

   case.

     As to Mr Collyer, that he ought to be allowed his legall

   Charge & Expences.

     As to the proof Required &Ca the same is made apparent

   by the Depositions of Wm Taylard & Joshua Broadbent here

   produced, which were Read & Ordered to be lodged among

   the Councill papers.

     Ordered therevpon as it is hereby Ordered that the Ten p

   Cent for the aforementioned Goods Exported &Ca be taken off

   And that the Sloops exporting the same be dismissed from

   vnder Seizure accordingly, paying the Officer his just ffees

   therefore.

   Commis- Ordered that what ffees are taken by the honoble

   sionrs & Clk

   of the Court the Secretarie of this province, that the same be

   of Review &ca ffees allowed to & taken by the Clerk of the Speciall

   Order'd Court of Review inter Lingan & Crauford & no

           more, and that the Commissionrs be allowed the

   same, as the Gentlemen of the Councill are. Ordered that the

   sd ffees be taken for Appeals & Writs of Error brought before

   his Excell & Councill &Ca

                   May the 18th 1696.

        The Councill again Sate & were present as before. Whitehall

   Lre from the Produced & Read a Letter by his Excell recd from

   Read &Ordr Capt Jackson Commander of his Mats hired ship, the

   inde Smirna Merchant of the 14th instant giving an Accot

   of his being Ordered to Virginia together with his Mats hired Whitehall

   ship, the Tyger for convoying the ships now in the Countrey

   for England, desiring Answer when the ships here will be ready: