Assembly Proceedings, June 29-June 22, 1699. 311

run the Risque of a Checque from home then Imediately upon
my Arrivall to take it upon me being I was Informed you had
a Law or Custom in the proceedings of your Courts and the
frame of which would have been unsettled thereby, I shall all-
ways be Very tender of shocking or intermedling w^th any of
Your Constitutions it is the Custom of his Matys plantacons
abroad for the Govero^r to be Iudge in Chancery and to keep
his Matys Seale I have herewith sent you a Copy of the Clause
of his Royall Comission to me for to keep the s^d Seale.
N: Blakiston

Original
Journal.

M^r Philip Lynes of Charles County his petition being read
praying his Ex^cy to preferr that Sherriffs Office upon him, and
lying under Consideration, he is rep^rsented to be the person
very well Affected to the Governm^t. but in no wise qualifyed
to be Sherr of that County haveing much abused his Creditt,
and the people of the County much Averse thereto.
Upon due Consideration had of a Certein petition p^rsented
to this Board by the hon^ble Henry Iowles lately Iudge of the
Court of Vice Admiralty setting forth that for want of a
Settled Method what ffees the Iudge Advocate and other offi-
cers of that Court ought to take he had not rec^d any ffees
accrueing to him as Iudge of that Court and Especially on
Condemnation of a Certeine ffrench prize Called the Iohn of
Bordeaux wherefore prayed that some Settlem^t might be
made therein
And thereupon it is Ordered by this Board that Col Henry
Iowles do Ask Demand and receive as his ffee upon the Con-
demnation of the Ship and Cargo in the said petition men-
tioned Seaven p Cent of the full Value thereof According to
Appraism^t
W Bladen Cl. Concil.

Came Col Iohn Thompson and five other Members who
brought back his Ex^cys Comission from the house.
His Ex^cy was pleased to lay before the Board M^r Isaack
Millers Letter of the 18^th of October 1698 which is as fol-
loweth Viz^t

May it please yo^r Hono^rs Lond^o 18^th 8^br 1698
I am hono^rd with yours in Councill of the 2 2^d of Iuly last for
which I humbly thank Your hono^rs for such your Comission in
Answer whereto I have rec^d your hono^rs Bills of Exch^a and 5^s
piece sent M^r Payen for Value of 250^l all which Bills I find
will meet with due paym^t He observes your hono^rs Order in
investing the s^d value & sending the said Effects by first ships

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