Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 109

      Mr Mason & Came Mr Robt Mason Treasurer for the Western Lib. H. D.

      Mr Watkins

      make Oath to Shore and Mr Samll Watkins Navll Officer of

      their Accots Petuxant District and made Oath to the Accots of

      of ffurrs &c.

               ffurrs and Skins.

      Vide Accots

      Enter'd at the

      other end of

      this Book, ffo.

      108 & 109

      Henry Denton

      makes Oath to Henry Denton Navall Officer for the Port of

      his Accot of Annapolis made Oath likewise to an Accot of the

      ffurrs & Skins. Duties by him Collected on ffurs and Skins.

      Vide Accot at

      the other end—

      ffo: 110.

      Esq Bonds Lre  Read part of a Letter by his Exncy recd: from

      to his Excy

      Read & part the honrble Councill in Barbadoes dated the 28th of

      thereof Aprill last past Relating to the News in those

      Order'd to be

      Copyed out & parts &ca Ordered that the Same be Coppied

      sent to the out and Sent to the respective Counties of the

      severall

      Counties to be Province to be made Publick; wch followes in

      published, these words Vizt Vpon the 17th Instant Adm”

      Nevill with 20: odd of his Mats Ships of Warr and ffire Ships

      Arrived here and this day set Sail in quest of the ifrench

      Squadron under the Comand of Monsr Pontie whom we hope

      they will over take and destroy they toucht not at any of these

      Islands but went directly to Petty Guavers having Some

      Design upon Hispaniola or the Spanish Galloones. I think

      it necessary to acquaint you that by an Ordr from Whitehall

      the men of Warr are forbidden to Press and the Power is now

      lodged in myself and Councill, which shall be improved, for

  the Encouragemt and Content of the Traders.     p. 498

      The ffield      Ordered that (upon the Death of Coll: Herman)

      Officri of

      Caecill Co:    Lt Coll: Peirce be Constituted Coll: in his Stead

      Appointed Majr John Thompson Lt Coloneil and the eldest

      Capt Majr of the sd County.

      Ordr to the     Ordered that the Sherriffs Omitt not to take an

      Sffes to Ret

      Lists of the   Exact Accot of what Supernumerary Tythables

      Super-they have mett with or can find during their

      numerary

      Tythables Shrivallty and that they make a list thereof which

      &ca and forthe

      Clks of the they are to Swear to before the Justices of their

      Co. Courts to respective Counties (according as has been done

      make out Lists by the former Sherriffs) and so transmit the Same

      of the ffines. unto his Exncy at the Port of Annapolis by or

      before the ffirst day of the next provll Court at ifarthest in