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A peticon of W^m Mabb Command^r of the Shipp Recouery
of London being p^rsented to this Board and read Signifying
thereby his haueing Made Entry of his Vessell w^th the Officers
at Petuxant and there lodged Certificates and Cocquetts and
giuen Bond tor the Country Dutys and performed what the
law requires and his Busieness leading him to Choptanck
River he was there denyed to unloade and trade notwithstand-
ing such his unless he would make a new Entry in that
Port for all which he humbly prayed redress.
Whereupon the s^d Matter being fully considered by this Board
and hauing perused and Inspected the Certificate and pmitt
granted by the said Officers for Unloading the s^d Vessell &^ca Doe
thinke the same altogether insuffitient to Warr' his unloading
trading or taking on Board any tob^o not hauing Expressed
whether the s^d Mabb had produced legall Certificate of his giuing
Bond in England nor that he had passed Bond for the Dutyes
of this Country &^ca Upon w^ch Acc^t he now lyes lyable to
Seizure; w^ch is thought fit to be remarqued for a Caution to
the said Offic^rs for the future And for as much as the s^d port
of W^m Stadt is taken by this Board to be a Distinct and pro-
per port of Entry, and all Shipps and Vessells coming there
directed to make theire Entry Accordingly.
Ordered therefore that the Officers of Petuxent District afs^d
doe upon Sight hereof render up to W^m Mabb the Peticoner
as well the Certificates, Cocquetts all other papers lodged w^th
them at his Entry as also what Bonds he there passed for any
Dutyes or otherwise in order to be cancelled, whereby he may
be Enabled to make his Entry According to Law in the Proper
place Assigned

Original
Journal.

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Read the following Bills brought from the house viz^t A
Bill for Stay of Executions: Read the Second time and will
pass w^th Amendment.
A Bill for dividing S^t Paules and Shewsberry pishes read
the first tyme and passed without Alteracon
A bill for Empowring the Com^rs of the County Courts to
leavey and raise Money to defray the Necessary Charges of
their Countyes, read the first time and will pass with Amend-
ment

March the 23^d 1697/8.

The Councill again Sate & were p^rsent as yesterday Upon
reading M^r Mason Le^t and Accompts this day sent from the
house by M^r Hutchinson and others. This Board do not find
that he hath returned any Acc^t but was before Exhibitted and
Sworne to last Assembly, therefore see a necessity that the s^d
M^r Mason be sent to, because it is thought fitt that all the

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