590 Proceedings of file Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D. and their living so remote, except his honr Coll: Greenberry

       Whitehall who is much indisposed and very lame of the gout, therefore

            more of his Mats honrble Councill could not possibly in any

            reasonable time be got together) setting forth that his sd

            Ship had been lately seized by Mr Thos Collyer through the

            information of one Gabriell Parrot for importing Goods con

            trary to the Act of Parliamt & being an unfree bottom &ca

            therefore humbly prayed a Speciall Commission might issue

            for Tryall of the sd supposed breaches whereby a Speedy end

            might be put thereto, as by the sd Petition recourse being

            thereunto had may more at large Appear His Exncy (by Ad

            vice) was p!eased to Ordr thereon as it is hereby Ordered

            that the sd petition be Referred to Mr Attorney & Sollicitor

            Gen” and Mr Robert Gouldesborough his Mats Councill at Law

            for them Severally to make a Speedy Report thereon whether

            such a Commission may legally issue; And it is hereby further

            Considered and Ordered tht if in Case they or any two of them

            are of Opinion that such Commission may legally be Granted,

            That then a Commission do accordingly issue forth of the

            honrble the Secretary's Office, according to Usuall Custom &

            fform, hereby Constituting & appointing Majr John Hafflond,

            Capt Richard Hill, Capt Thomas Tasker, Mr Philip Hoskins,

            Mr Thomas Staley & Mr Willm Hatton or any three of them

            to be Commissionrs & Justices for the sd End and purpose to

            hear and determine the sd Matter, provided one of the two

            ffirst mentiond be alwaies prsent And that Mr Attorney &

            Sollicitor Genll do ascertain the time, for the Speedy bringing

            her to Tryall so that the sd Commissionrs may meet & sit at

            the Port of Annapolis for the sd End and purpose some time

            this month, which his Exncy is in hopes may be Effected by the

            20th instant if bad wether or some other unavoidable Accident

            hinder not, it being deemed that the same will Conduce most

            to his Mats Service & benefit of the parties concern'd; And

            for the more quick Expedition of the matter it is hereby

            further Ordered that they or either of them insert the time of

            the Justices meeting to Sit in the blanck Summons for that

            End & purpose issued by Ordr forth of the (honrble the Secre

            tary's Office herewith sent and that they take Care to dispatch

            the same away according as they are Severally directed to the

            End the sd Justices may have due & Speedy Notice given

            them; And lastly the sd Mr Attorney and Sollicitor Genll are

            hereby Expressly Ordered to make ready and due comply

            ance herein & give their timely attendance here in Ordr to

            prosecuting on his Mats behalfe & preparing all things ready

            for the sd Tryall.

              His Exncy is pleased to demand of Mr Carroll, who was sent

            for, being of Councill for the Petr whether he could advise of