556 Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699.

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An Act Imposeing a fine on Edward Dorsey Convicting him
of a Debt of Three hundred Thirty three pounds Six Shil-
lings & Eight Pence to the King and Imposeing a fine on
the Sherriffs of Cecill and Talbott Countys.

Whereas Edward Dorsey of Ann Arundell County Gent
had heretofore Covenanted and agreed with Coll Francis
Nicholson late Governor of this Province and others to build
and finish a Certein Church att the Porte of Annapolis before
the thirtieth day of November 1697 and afterwards by the
honorable Assembly a further time was allowed the Said
Edward Dorsey Viz. till the thirtieth of November 1698 And
for that the said Dorsey hath alltogether Neglected and desisted
from building & finishing the said Church for which Neglect
the Said Dorsey being Called before the house of Delegates
and after Examination it being put to his Choice whether he
would Stand Tryall in an Action that should be Comenced
against him for not keeping his Covenant or that he would
Submitt to Such fine as the Generall Assembly would
Impose and lay upon him Answered That he would and did
Submitt to such fine Provided he might for ever after be dis-
charged from building & finishing the said Church and there-
upon the house of Delegates did fine the said Edward Dorsey
Two hundred pounds Sterling to his Maty his heires and Suc-

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cessors to Such use and uses as the next Generall Assembly
shall Direct to which his Excellency and Councill Concurred
Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Ma^ty by
and with the Advice and Consent of this present Generall
Assembly and the Authority of the Same that the said Dorsey
his Executors and Administrators be and are hereby discharged
of building and finishing the Said Intended to be built Church
and that the said Edward Dorsey his heires Executors and
Administrators shall well and truly make payment of the said
Two hundred pounds and of every part and parcell thereof to
M^r Robert Mason publick Treasurer of the Westerne Shore or
to the Publick Treasure of the Western Shore for the time being
to be Imployed to such use or uses as the Generall Assembly
shall hereafter appoint and to the End the said of Two hundred
pounds may be most Certeinly Paid Be it Enacted that if the
Said Edward Dorsey do not make his Personall Appearance
on or before the Tenth day of August next att Annapolis
before his Excellency Nathaniel Blakiston Esq^r and there-
with Two Sufficient Suretys give Bond or recognizance
in his Matys name to the uses aforesaid of Double the
Sume with Condition that the said Edward Dorsey shall Pay
the said Two hundred pounds within Two years next to Come
after this Present Sessions att Two Severall Equall payments