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  Comission Ordered thai Comission of the Peace & for Tryall Lib. C. B.

  for Talbot County of Causes in Talbot County be forthwith prepared

  9rder'd to according to Usuall Custome & forme, con stituteing

  issue & appointing the following Persons, Comissionrs &

  Justices, Vizt Mr Edward Man, Mr William ffinney, Mr James

  Smith, Mr Robert Smith, Mr John Davies, Mr William Coursey,

  Mr John Whittington, Mr Hugh Sherwood, Mr Thomas Bow-

  dell, Mr James Morphey & Mr John Hawkins; and that the

  ifour ffirst persons therein Nominated be of the Quorum.

  Esq Ran- Vpon Motion made by Esq Randolph their Mats

  dolphs Mo

  tion abt the Surveyor Genll & Deputy Auditor relateing to the

  Kings part condemnation of the Ship Margaret of London with

   her Cargoe &Ca humbly praying that consideration

  thereon might be taken by this Board for the due payment

  of the Kings part of the said Ship & Cargoe according to

  Appraisement of the same made; Ordered therevpon as it is

  hereby Ordered that George Plater Esq their Maties Receiver

  make Application to the party or parties in whose hands their

  Mats part of the said ship & Cargoe lyes, and that vpon p. 81

  Refuseall or delay of payment he take all the speedy & most

  proper Methods & courses possible to Secure & Collect the

  same for their Mats Use, and likewise take due Care to Collect

  & Receive all other Revenues, Dues & Duties belonging to

  their Mats within this Province, Untill further Order.

  Councill ap. Councill appointed to Meet at Battle Towne the

   1 3th day of June next in Order to Appoint Sherriffes,

  tle Towne whoe vpon Receipt of their Comission are to give

  &cabond with two sufficient Securities in a Sume Suita

  ble to the Number of Titheables, where they shall

  beare Office, for the due discharge of the same which bonds

  afterwards to be duely transmitted to the Secretaries Office,

  there to be lodged & kept, and that the Usuall Oath of

  Sherriffe be administered to each person soe appointed

  together with the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament,

  instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy either before

  one of the Councill or two of the Justices of the County where

  such Sherriffe lives & beares Office.

  Motion about Navigation Vpon Motion made by George Plater Esqr relate-

  bonds & ing to Navigation bonds, acquainting the Board

  Ordr thereon that whereas he had received good information that p. 82

  severall Masters of Ships whoe Sayled out of these parts

  went directly to Scotland contrary to the tenor of their severall

  Bonds, and therefore prayed the Directions of their Honors

  therein—Ordered therevpon as it is hereby Ordered that all