Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 523

      Ordr to the Ordered that the Vestrys of the Severall parishes Lib. H. D.

       within this Province take care to dispose of the 40 p

      the 40 p poll poll (where Ministers are not placed or inducted and

      where Churches are actually built) for ready Goods,Money or Whitehall

      bills of Exchange pursuant to fformer Ordr Tobo being a good p. 413

      comodity this Year; and that the Church Yards be pail'd pur

      suant to the late Ordinance of Assembly the Sherriffs being

      hereby directed to give a Copy of this OrdT to the Severall

      Vestrys within their respective Bayliwicks.

       Came George Layfield Esq Collector of his Mats Customs Whitehall

      in Pocomok District and made Oath to two Accots of the

      penny p pound.

       Proposed and Read a Certain Return made by Capt John

      Oldton Commander of the party of Rangers in Baltemore

      County, as followes Vizt

      Capt Old. An Accot of the Roads that are made back of the

      ton's Return abt his inhabitants by the Rangers in Baltemore County

      Ranging &Ca North East from the Garrison to the ffirst Cabbin

      ffifteen miles, North East to the second Cabin ffifteen miles or

      thereabouts then ten miles further the same course to another

      Cabin on the North Side of Deer Creek; likewise from the

      Garrison to a Cabin between Judwins ffalls & the main ffalls

      of Patapsco a West Course ten miles, then with a West Course

      to the maine ffalls of Patapsco Ten miles more, which sd Road

      being marked & duly and weekly Ranged by me and my

      Levetent according to the Ordr of Councill from yor Exncys

      humble Servt to Command          John Oldton

           [Letter from Commissioners of Customs.]

      Sr

       By Lre of the 25th of March last from Mr Pat Mein Surveyor

      Genll at Jamaica We are informed that the Ship Expectation

      John Tench Mastr from Maryland had discharged at Carasoa

      sixty hhds of Tobo & tht Jackson the Owner dyed there being

      an inhabitant of Talbot County within the prcinct of Patuxen

      River and it being a generall practice & abuse of Conveying

      Tobo Sugars & Indico from his Mats Plantations to this Dutch

      ifactory which gives countenance & Encouragemt therevnto

      We desire you will Endeavour to prvent the same within yor

      Governmt And in the mean time to give Ordr that the Bond

      taken in Maryland for the sd Ship be effectually prosecuted for

      the punishmt of this abuse, We are

   Custom house London,      Yor very humble Servants

          10th June 1695.            P. Ward

                                     C. Godolphin

                                     Walter Yonge

                                     Ja: Chadwicke

      Governr Maryland.