Lib. H. D.

      Sr yor very humble Servts

         Ben:   Overton

         Robt Clayton

         C Godolphin

         Walter Younge

      G.   Boothe

      Robt Clayton

      Jo:  Werden

      P.   Ward

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      Governr of Virga We are

      Custom House Londo

9 July 1696.                        

        Eliza of Glasco Robt Sinclear Mastr burth

       20 Ton Sq: Sterne Barbary of Glasco Hugh

      Scott Dutch built burth 120 Ton Robt

      of Iruin burth 140 Ton Square Sterne

      Govr Maryland.

        Having Received Satisfaction Concerning the Ship or Ves

               sell called the Charles of Topsham Burthen 160

      (Locus Sigilli) Ton or thereabouts fforreign Built not made free

      whereof George Bass is Master particularly That She doth

               beloncr to Merchts in Exon, Their Mats English

      Capt Bass Cer- g                     •  d

      tificate abt the Born Subjects, You are to Suffer the s Ship or

      Ship Charles of Vessell (the master and three ffourths of the

      Topsham. Marriners at least being also English) to Load

      Tobo at Virga or Maryland and to proceed therewith to some

      Port of England Wales or Berwick, The said Ship being to

      pay noe other or greater Duties for such Tobacco as she shall

      there load than an English built Ship.

      Custom House Londo.

        31th of July 1692.

           Duplicate

      To the Comandrs of their Mats Ships

      of Warr on the Coasts of Virga & Mary

      land & to the Officrs of their Mats Customs

      there or Else where whom this may Concern.

      RichdBass's These are to Certifye all whom it doth Concern;

      Certificate    . .

      for the Ship that security is given to the Cheif Officers of his

      Charles Matt Customs in the Port of Exon concerning the

               Ship or Vessell called the Charles of Exon

      (locus Sigilli)

               Burthen one hundred and Sixty Tons or there

               abouts, whereof Richard Bass is master, mounted

      Richd Score D with ffour Guns, Navigated with Eighteen men

      Proceedings of file Council of Maryland, 1694 9 7.     547

               fforreign built not made free and Bound for

      Virga an English Plantacon in America with Severall Goods,

      Wares, or Merchandize with Condition that if the sd Ship or

      Vessell shall load any Sugar, Tobacco, Cotton, wool, Indico,

      Ginger, ffustick, or other Dying Wood, of the Growth Pro

      duction or manufacture of any English Plantacon in America,

               Asia, or Affrica; the same Comodities, shall be by

      (locus Sigilli)

               the sd Ship or Vessell brought to some Port of

      England Wales, or to the Port or Town of Berwick Upon