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

           Lib. H. D.     Commissionrs of the sd Counties to take Care good Security

                 is Given pursuant to the directions of the late Act of

                 Assembly in that behalfe.

                 Mr Plater Came George Plater Esq Collr &c of Petuxant

                 makes Oath .

                 to severall District and his Mats Attorney Genll of this Prov

                 Lists of Ships ince and made Oath to Severall lists of Ships and

                 & of persons

                 Names agt lists of persons Names agt whom Judgmts have

                 whom his been Obtain'd for his Maty upon Navigacon Bonds

                 Maty has ob

             tain'd      and nf such as are now in Suite &ca

             p. 517  His Exncy is pleas'd to Demand of the Board if

                 they have any thing further to Offer at prsent who Say they

                 hay not.

              By his Exncy the Governr &ca June 15th 1697.

                 ffield Officers Ordered that the ffield Officers take Care to

                 Order' d to

                 View & change View the Pub!ick Powder belonging to the re

                 the publick spective Counties and see that it be Conveniently

                 powdr & get

                 the Arms fixt placed and what cannot be sold this Year that

                 &c: Care be taken the same may be changed, and the

                 Tobo Leavyed this ifall to make up the loss pursuant to the

                 Ordinance of last Assembly herewith sent. It being Imagin'd

                 that if the Same should not be changed this Year it will be

                 totally Spoyled, and lost to the Countrey And it is hereby

                 further Ordered that the Severall Arms be put out to be

                 ffixed and that they also be conveniently placed and well kept

                 pursuant to the Sd Ordinance.

                               Signed p Ordr Hen : Denton Cl Concil

                   Harwick Point Comfort June 4 1697

                 Capt Douglass

                 Lre to his    Hond Sir

                 Exncy about

                 his Arrivall These Advises of my Arrivall with another

                 Man of Warr & some Merchant Ships in this Port on the 2:

                 instant in ten weeks passage from Portsmouth there being a

                 small Pacquitt and 5 other Letters Committed to my Care

                 Directed for you have for the more Speedy Conveyance

                 thereof delivered them to Mr Wm Edwards Mercht in James

                 Town who will forward them by an Express I being only to

                 Continue in this Colony 30 days and no longer and then to

                 Return home again with what merchant Ships is Ready to

                 Joyn me in that time Desiring tht if there be any in yor

                 Colony that is or may be ready to Sail with me at the Expir

                 ation of my limited time tht they may have Notice to repair