Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 569

    all the Officers that upon the least Suspicion of Counterfiet Lib. H. D.

    Certificates for discharge of any Navigation Bonds, they

    Cancell not the Bonds till it be further Certifyed from the

    Commissionrs

     That publick inquiry be made whether there be any prsons

    that are of the Courts of Law or of the Treasury that hold any

    Trust in this Province that are Scotchmen &ca.

     That the Clause about Ships and Vessells Names &ca being p. 439

    Registred be sent to be published in every County Court.

     The Severall Remarks and Orders upon the foregoing

    Report were by Ordr laid before the Justices of the Provll Whitehall

    Court for their Opinion therein to be given and Came en

    dorsed as followes, Vizt

   The Justices The Justices of the Provll Court having Consid

           ered of the propositions within named doe Approve

    ion &ca                  thereof.  p Ordr

                                H. Wriothesley Clk.

     The following Ordrs were accordingly issued to the Severall Whitehall

    Counties of the Province and Officers Vizt

        By his Exncy the Governr and Councill &ca

                   Deer the 14th 1696.

   Ordr abt Vpon a Report made by Mr Attorney and Sollic

    Mr Attorney .     .           .    .

    & Soil icitor itor Genll unto this Board concerning their inspection

    Genll Report into a late Act of Parliamt (intituled an Act for pre

    venting ifrauds and Regulating abuses in the plantation Trade) Whitehall

    Ordered that the following Clauses be made publick Vizt That

    by the sd Act it is declared that in all Cases where any Ship

    or Vessell is pretended to belong to any Plantation &ca Oath

    is to be made thereof as in the Act is directed and must be

    Registred by and before the Govern' and Principall Officer of

    his Mats Revenue, and being so Registred and Attested by

    the Governr or such principall Officer one part thereof shall

    be delivered to the Master of such Ship &ca and another part

    thereof transmitted to his Mats. Commrs of his Customs in

    London; and if any Ship is taken at Sea as Prize and brought

    into any Plantation &ca for Condemnation, the same Oath

    must be made and Certificate thereof transmitted as aforesd

    and upon any alteration of any Ships Name or transferr of

    property the Same Ship shall be Registred de novo and

    Copy transmitted as aforesd. That by another Clause of the Whitehall

    sd Act it is declared that after the making the sd Law, all places

    of Trust in the Courts of Law or what relates to the Treasury