too Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

           Lib. H. D. Ben: Ricaud   A Peticon of Benjamin Ricaud and Susanna

                 & Susanna

                 Lowthers Pet Lowther of Kent County praying for Remittance

                 & Ordr of of a certaine ffine imposed upon them by the

                 Reference &ca

                         Justices of that County Court, was by Ordr

                 Referred to the Kings Lawyers and George Plater Esq the

                 Kings Receiver &ca for thm to Advise whether any thing can

                 be properly done for the Peticonrs

                 Order for Produced by his Exncy to the Board Copy of an

                 Capt Hollands Accot made Up betwixt Mr James Coutts Mercht

                 answering in

                 Money the and Capt Wm Holland of Ann Arundell County

                 40424 ls of

                 Tobo he fell Genti upon a Note drawn by his sd Exncy on the sd

                 short in paying Capt Holland, payable to the Ordr of the sd Coutts

                 Mr Coutts at

                13s p Cent &ca for Seaventy Thousand ffive hundred Sixty Six

                         pounds of Tobo Ball: due on Accot of the 40 ll Tobo

                 p poll given by a certain Ordinance of Assembly for and

                 Towards Building a Church at Annapolis, which was Sold by

                 his Exncy to the sd Coutts after the Rate of thirteen shillings

                 p Cent in the paymt whereof the sd Capt Holland was found

                 to ffall short the Sume of fforty Thousand flour hundred

                 Twenty ffour pounds of Tobo as by Copy of the sd Coutts

                 Rect (for thirty thousand one hundred fforty two pounds of

                 Tobo only) passed to the sd Capt Holland at the settling the

                 sd Accot the 16th of Aprill last past does more at large appear.

                 Ordered that the Capt Wm Holland do Answer Money pro

                 portionable to what the sd Coutts had Contracted to give

                 for the sd Tobo Vizt 13s: p Cent payable in lyon Dollars or

                 peices of Eight unto his Exncy for the Vse of the Church

                 aforementioned; and that upon delay or refusing to pay the

                 Same His Mats Counsell at Law are hereby directed and

                 Ordered to issue process against the said Capt Holland at the

                 Suit of his Maty for the Same, being Required forthwith to

                 Return his Answer thereto.

             p. 487  Jno coppage A Peticon of John Coppage of Kent Island

                 Pet & Ordr of

                Reference desiring to be dismissed from being a Vestryman,

                         was by Ordr Referr'd to the rest of the Vestrymen

                 for them to make Return what they have to Say thereto.

                 Majr Dorseys A Peticon of MajT Edward Dorsey for leave to

                 pet & Ordr for

                 putting Mr pUt W James Smith Sherriffs Bond in Suit, was

                 Smiths Sffes granted accordingly.

                 Bond in Suit

                 Coll Jowles A Peticon of the honrble Col: Henry Jowles for

                 Pet & Ordr for

                 putting leave to put Coll: Thomas, Mr Cambell, Mr Nicho

                 severall Sifes Lowe & Mr James Smiths Sheriffs Bonds in Suit

                 Bonds in Suit

                         was granted accordingly.