Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 489

    that the Master of such Ship on whom such ifurs are put on Lib, H. D.

    board, delivered to the Officer of such Port where he clears

    his Ship the Certificate so Granted has justly satisfyed the

    Duty of such ffurs as are mentioned in the sd Certificate and

    being Obliged to make due clearing of what more he has on

    board, all of which is humbly Submitted to Yor Exncy by

                Yor most obedient Servants

                                      Geo:  Plater

                                      Wm Dent

    Geo: Mus- Came George Muschamp Esq Collector of his Whitehall

    making Oath Mats Customs within the District of Potomock and

    toaListof made Oath to a List of all Ships by him Entered

    Ships &Ca and Cleared within the sd District, since his Officiate

    ing there.

    The Commrs Then produced by his Exncy a Letter from the

    Lre abt the 20 p Cent al- Right honrble the Commrs of his mats Customs,

    lowed &cca Dated the 19th of December last past, relating to

    the 20 p Cent allowed to his mats Collectors for Collecting

    the 1s p pound and Concerning the Comptrollers & Surveyors

    Office being let fall &ca the wch his Exncy gave to the sd Mr

    Muschamp to peruse and take Notice off, which was by him Whitehall

    perused accordingly and a Copy thereof Ordered to be given

    him.

    Comodores Read a Letter by his Exncy received from Capt

    Lre abt the         —

    arrivall of a Charles Wager Comodore of the Virga & Maryland

    Ship. ffleet, Dated the 13th of this instant Septemb. giv- p. 393

    ing an Acct of the Arrivall of one of the Ships belonging to

    the ffleet, called the intelligence, Jonas Moats Master, six

    days before, being brought by Capt Josias Dan” Commander

    of his Mats hired Ship the Prince of Orange. His Exncy is Whitehall

    pleased to Signifye that the sd Capt Daniell acquainted him,

    that the Comodores Ordrs were to Stay a hundred days after

    the Arrivall of the ffleet, and that he intended to Reckon the

    sd days from the sd last Ships Arrivall.

    Ordr abt Upon Representation and by Advice in Councill

    not to Reside Ordered that no ffrenchmen be suffered to seat in-

    in this   habite or Reside, upon any fforreign Plantations or

    province, places Scituate upon the ifrontiers of this province.

    Mr Wriothes Read a deposition of Mr Henry Wiothcsky re-

    leys deposi

    tion abt Mr lating to Blasphemous Words Spoke by Mr John

    Cood. Cood and it being signifyed that severall other

    persons were likewise by at the time of the words speaking