Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 133

     Subjects within this Province punctually to Observe and Lib. H. D.

     Obey the Severall directions and Orders in the Same Con

     tain'd requiring the Severall Sherriffs to make publication of

     the Same together with this Proclamation in all Churches

     Chappells and other publick places within their respective

     Counties whereunto all persons are to yeild due and Ready

     Obedience and Conform themselves accordingly at their

     Utmost perill; Given at the port of Annapolis under the

     Broad Seal of the Province this 10th day of June in the Ninth

     Year of his sd Mats Reign &ca Annoq Domini 1697.

                                    ffr: Nicholson

                     God Save the King.

     Capt Andrew Douglas Lre Read likewise a Letter by his Exncy reed: from

     to his Capt Andrew Douglass Comander of the Harwich

     abt his Signifying his Arrivall in Virga with Some other

     Arrivall &ca           . •

              Ships, and that the time appointed for his Stay in

     those parts was limitted to 30 days Ordered that Copy of

     the sd Letter be Sent to the Severall Collrs &ca and Sherriffs

     to be made publick.

     Ordr to the Collrs &c: not Ordered that noe Ships or Vessells whatsoever

     to clear any (now bound for Europe) be Clear'd by any of the

     Ships without Collrs or Navll Officers within this Province without

     giving security .

     to joyne the giving Security to goe downe to Point Comfort In

     Harwich. • . Virga to Joyne his Mats man of Warr Called the

     Harwich and South Sea Castle there lately Arriv'd in Ordr to

     Sayle with them for England and that the sd Collrs and Navll

     Officer Conform themselves accordingly

     Geo: Plater Deliver'd at the Board unto George Plater Esq

     Esq Rec. of a Lre from Esq Collr and Receiver of his Mats Customs in Petux

     Blathwayt abt ant District a Letter this day brought by Express

     the Revenue (amongst other Letters) from the Colony of Virga

      It is demanded of him if he  indorsed by the Rt honrble Wm Blathwayt Esq

     did not for    Auditr Gen” the Sd Mr Plater Signifying that the

     merly Receive  purport thereof was in Relation to Remitting a

     Right State of the Revenue for England; he is

     &c.asked by his Exncy whether he did not formerly

     Receive Severall Orders and been often Call'd upon about

     those Accots and particularly again this Councill before the p. 515

     Receipt of the Letter who does acknowledge he has, and that

     he has pursuant thereto Sent the Accot Home by his ffleet in

     the Method prescribed. Ordered tht he prepare Duplicates to

     be sent pursuant to an Ordr of this Board the 8th instant.