430 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

        Lib. H. D. Ordered therevpon that the Collectors & Navall Officers

              take care to give Notice to the severall Masters of ships within

           p. 341 their respective Districts for to Return an Accot to his Excell the

              Governr in writing what time the sd ships (now in the Countrey)

              will be ready to Sayle, and tht none of them be Cleared, but

              what shall give Bond to go down to Point Comfort in Virginia

              tojoyne his Mats sd hired ships there, in Ordr to go vnder their

              Convoy.

                Produced & Read the following Petition presented by the

              Clerk of this Board, Vizt

                To his Excellency ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &

              Governr in Chief in & over his Mats Province & Territory of

              Maryland; and to the honoble his Mats Councill thereof.

                The humble petition of Henry Denton Clerk of the said

              Councill, and (by Speciall favour) appointed Clerk vpon a Com

              mission of Review.

              Henry t Sheweth

              tons petition That whereas vpon a List of ffees taxed (by the

              ffees of the honoble the Commissionrs appointed for Reviewing a

             Court &ca certain sentence of a Court of Delegates in a matter

                     of controversy depending betwixt one George

              Lingan, Admr &ca of John Abington deceased Complainant

              & James Crauford Deft) and prsented for the Regulation of

              this honoble Board; your Excell & Honors finding no Act of As

              sembly of this province, directing the settlemt of any ffees proper

              to be taken by the Clerk of such Court, were therefore pleased

              to Ordr the same ffees as are (by Act of Assembly) to the

              honoble the Secretary prescribed; as also the like for Appeals &

              Writs of Error before your Excell & honors brought; but your

              petitionr (vpon Inquiry) conceiving that business determinable

              in such Superiour Courts have ffees proportionably Allowed;

              does therefore most humbly pray that the aforesd Ordr may be

              at present suspended & not become a standing Rule, untill

              such time as the Assembly does either settle those flees by an

              Act or that your Petitionr can procure an Authentick Copy of

              ffees (out of England) taken in like cases; your Petr being very

              willing (in the interim) not to medle with or demand any satis

          p. 342  faction for Matters of that nature vntill the same be Adjusted

              & setled as aforesd But as for what Judgmts vpon Appeals &

              Writs of Error have already passed before your Exncy & honors

              your Petr most humbly Craves the Costs thereon ffiled may be

              confirmed the Attorneys being guided in filing their sd Bills of

              Cost according to the constant practice & Rules for taxing

              Cost of like Nature, not only in the Lord Baltemores time, but