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

         Lib. H. D.     Ordr that due Credit may be given to the County &ca and

               that the Clerks of the County Courts do in like manner make

               out lists of the ffines and Swear to them and afterwards Send

               them to his Mats Receiver pursuant to a former Ordr to the

               End the Same may be duly collected &ca whereof the Sherriffs

               are to give them due Notice.

                 Whereas Several persons being in the Commission of Peace

               for Prince Georges County That are return'd unqualified to

               Act now in that Station by reason of the late Act of Parliamt

               New Coiiiis- Ordered therefore that a New Commission of

               sion of the peace Order'd the Peace Issue out of the Secryrs Office Accord

               to issue for Prince ing to Usuall fform Constituting and appointing

              Georges Co:    these following Persons Justices and Commrs &ca

                       Vizt Mr Thomas Holliday, Majr Wm Barton, Mr

               John Wright, Mr Robt Bradly, Mr Robt Tylar, Mr John Smith,

               Mr John Hawkins Mr Robt Wade, Mr Samll Magrowder and

               Mr Thomas Sprigg, Junr the ffirst ffive to be of the Quorum.

               Reference to Ordered that it be Referred to the Kings Law-

               the Kings            .

               Lawyers abt yers for them to give their Opinion whether the

               Ordinances of Ordinances which shall be made by this Assembly

               Assbly after a

               Dissolution will stand good and be valid, after the Assembly

               &ca is dissolved and whether it will not be Necessary

               by a Law to Confirm them. Who make Report that such

               Ordinances will be as binding and Valid as any formerly made

               by them, therefore no Necessity for making a Law to Confirm

               them.

               Mr Samll Mr Samll Hopkins Senr is Ordered to be Com

               Hopkins con- mission ated Coroner for the Sea Board side in

               Coronr:t the Somerset County, one being wanting there.

               side

           His Excys    Produced to the Board and Read a Letter

          demand abt    .

         a respective  Signed by Nehemiah Blackiston, Nicholas Green

          Lre writ to  berry, Thomas Tench, John Courts, and Thomas

          Capt Paggen

          agt him by   Brooke Esqrs directed to Mr Peter Pagan Mer

          some of his  chant in London, Dated Decr the 21th 1692, con

         Mats Council in Govr Cop-     taining Matter of Complaint against his Exncy

           p. 499  leys time, tht ffrancis Nicholson Esq prsent Governr of this his

               they would Mats Province. To which his Exncy Demands of

              Reasons for    the Gentlemen Subscribing the sd Lre (now in

              so doing. being) for to make some Answer thereto, and to

               Offer Some Reasons that induced them to sign such a Letter;

               for that the Same is highly reflective and stands a Record agt

               him.