560 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. Servicc although I can demonstrate to yor Exncy that the same

             has been out of my Pocket above Ten Thousand pounds of

             Tobo a year in my private practice by severall Persons that

             have been Sued and prosecuted in his Mats name whqse

             Attorney I should have been had I not been Sworne in his

             Mats Service &ca

              That the ffees arising out of those Pleas Criminalls (besides

             that they are very Small) are due to the Attorney Genll from

             whom I have not Recd any.

      Whitehall Therefore in Reguard the Attorney may Receive the ffees,

             and besides that, holds two other good places of proffit under

             his Maty such as Receiver Gen'll and Collector yor Peticonr

             humbly Prays your Exncy's Consideration of him and that you

             will be ifavourably pleased to settle something of Salary on

             him for the time past and to Come that he may thereby be

             Enabled chearfully and diligently to Continue his Service to

             his Maty in the sd Office during his Mats pleasure.

            And as in Duty bound shall Ever Pray &ca

       The sd Peticon was by Ordr indorsed as follows, Vizr

              By the Honrble his Mats Councill &ca

                     Decmbr the 12th 1696.

           Mr Dents The honrble his Mats Councill being Sensible that

                    what is within alleged is truth, have therefore Re-

             his Maty quested his Exncy to lay his Case before his Maty

             & Councill

                    and the Rt honrble his Councill in England.

                                 Signed p Ordr

                                    Hen: Denton Cl. Concil.

                     Decembr the 12th 1696.

             The Oaths A Commission being prepared as above was

             admrd unto

      Whitehall  Coll: Addi- Signed by his Exncy & passed the Broad Seal of the

             son & the Province, the sd Coll: Addison having Administred

             broad Sealdd to him unto him the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliamt

                    to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and

             Supremacy as also the Oath of a Commissionr in Chancery

             The Broad Seal of the Province is Ordered to be delivered

             unto him.

            Ordr is re- Ordered that it be Referred to the honble the Jus

              ferred to the Justices of tices of the Prov” Court and Lawyers whether it

             the provil may not be more for his Mats Service & good of the

             Co: for their Opinion abt Countrey that the Court of Chancery and the

             the Court of Governr & Councill for hearing Appeals and Writts

      Whitehall     of Error, do Lit at the End of every provll Court,

             cils Sitting and that they make Report thereof to this Board

             accordingly with all Convenient Speed.