Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 465

    By his Exncy the Govr & Councill &Ca July the 10th 1696.  Lib. H. D.

                                              p. 377

    The within Petition is Referred to the consideration of the

  House of Burgesses.

               Signed p Ord Hen: Denton C of Concil.

         By the House of Burgesses July 10th 1696.

    Vpon Reading the within petn This House doe desire his

  Exncy will inlarge the petr Commission as beleiving the same

  will be very Convenient and necessary.

               Signed p Ord W Bladen C of Assembly

  Maryland: ss

  Tho:     Whereas Thomas Collyer Navll Officer of the Port

  Collyers   . .      .

  Power to of Williamstadt did by his humble petition pray that

  Grant per- power might be given him to grant permits (accord

  Sloops & ing to the directions of a certain Act of Assembly of

  Shallops this province) to all open Sloops, Shallops and boats

  Wye Rivrs belonging to little Choptanke, Miles, Wye & Chester

         Rivers, sd Petition being Referred to the House

  of Burgesses came Recommended back as a thing necessary

  to be done; I do therefore hereby Authorize and Empower the

  sd Thomas Collyer for to Grant permits to all open, Sloops,

  Shallops and Boats (by the aforementioned Act Obliged to

  take out permits for a Twelmonth) belonging as afosd he

  strictly pursuing the directions of the sd Act, & not otherwise.

  Given under my hand and Seal this 13th day of July Anno

  Dom: 1696.                       ffr: Nicholson

  Justices for The Board proceed to Settle the Justices for the

         new divided Counties being regulated and appointed

  appointed, as follows, Vizt

                 ffor St Maries County.

  Kenelm Cheseldyn                              Samll Cooksey

  Richd Cloud            Thomas Beal

  John Lowe              Richd Benton Justices  Whitehall

  Tho: Waughop    Quorum Wm Husbands

  James Keech            Jacob Moreland

                  ffor Calvert County.

  John Griggs          ffrancis Hutchins

  John BiggerGentn     Samll Holdsworth

  Walter Smith Quorum ffrancis ffreeman

 Wm Parker             John Hance Justices.

                       Elisha Hall

       30              Thomas Smith