160 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 10-Nov. 12, 1698.

Original
Journal.

That it be remarqued to the House of Delegates that M^r
Sheffield imported aboue forty or ffifty negroes this year into
puttuxent and that the s^d Watkins gives Credditt for 32 only
The Board adjournd untill Wedensday
Morning att 8 of the Clock

Port of Annapolis Octob. 26^th 1698

The hon^ble His Maj^tys Councill in Assembly
Sate and were present as yesterday.
Message from the house by Lieu' Colonel Hick and M^r
Benjamin Hall, Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Octob: 26^th 1698.

M^r Sam^ll Chew appearing before this house informs them
that Cap^t Thomas Ely when Entred his negroes reported but
for three hundred ninety six negroes And finding afterwards
that he had more on boarde of which he had made no Entry
(the whole being 423 negroes) for the Whole of which he was
ready to pay the Impost And desiring that noe advantage
might be taken ag^t him for want of a post Entry, And that this
House would be pleased to ord^r him to whome he should pay
the said Impost
It is resolved upon by this house that he pay the same to
the Nav^ll Officer for the Distrust of the port of Annapolis &
that noe advantage should be taken thereon for want of such
Post Entry, if his Ex^cy and the Hon^ble Councill shall approve
of the Same

p. 8

Signd p Ord^r
Chr Gregory Cl house. Del

Whereupon was Endorsed and sent back to the house by
said M^r Hicks and M^r Hall thus Viz^t

By his Ma^tys hon^ble Councill in Assembly
Octob 26^th 1698

The Within Opinion of the House is approved of and ordered
that Cap^t Elys Bond to M^r Watkins be cancelled upon paym^t
of the mony
Signd p Ord^r
W Bladen Cl Council

Then came the following Message by Cap^t Moreland
Colonel Thompson M^r Cambell and severall other members
Viz^t