552 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

   Lib. H. D.      By his Exncy the Govt Octobr the 13th 1696.

             Ordr abt Ordered that the sifes of the Severall Counties

             Birds &ca

                   make Return in Decembr next of what Birds, Wild

             Turkeys, Deere &Cca they have procured for his Exncy & tht

             they give an Accot where they are and what they must have

             for them, & care will be taken that they be Reed & paid for.

                         Signed p Ordr Hen: Denton C. of Concil.

                     Decernbr the 9th 1696.

       The Councill again Sate & were prsent as yesterday.

         p. 422 Benjamin Ricaud & Richard Lowder of Kent County their

             Peticon & ifrancia Twfford of Dorchc3tcr County hi3 Pctition,

             were both (being Read) Referred to the Justices of the sd

             Respective County Courts.

               The Report upon Mr Wm Hemsleys paper in the Case of

             the honrble Sr Thomas Laurence Baront Secretary was Read

             and ordered to be given to Mr Robert Gouldesborough his

             Mats Councillor at Law for his Opinion and Report thereon to

             be made, and is as followes Vizt

                         To his Exncy the Governr &ca

             Lawyet:  I humbly Offer to yor Exncy my Opinion of this

             Opinion touching Answer that it is not direct to the Question for,

             Hemsleys r: The Question was whether he had not made

             Answer &ca vide publick vse of them by Runing the Lines of other

             Ordr folio mens Land and taking pay of prsons for Coppyes

             410 and this he might doe and yet say he intend them

             for his private vse though he vses them in publick vses.

               2: He says they are not now in nature that is noe Answer,

             for the Question went further (viz) if they were not in being

             what became of them whether burnt or how Else destroyed

             and that is not Answer'd and my Opinion is that he ought to

             make a plaine answer and such as he can give his Oath to, if

             by yor Exncys Reguard otherwise its plane he intends to Trifle

             & Evade, which is humbly Submitted to your Exncy by

                                     Yor obedient Servants

                                             George Plater

                                             Willm Dent

                      I am of the Same Opinion R. Gouldesborough

                           December the 9th 1696.

       Whitehall The Councill again Sate and were prsent as Yesterday.

             Coll: Addi. The honrble Coll: Henry Jowles Chancelor having

             son appointed to Act in Signifyed by Letter to his Exncy wch was here pro

             Coll: Jowles duced and Read, that he is so very lame that he

             stead Cannot attend the business of this Court according