166 Proceedings of the council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

          Lib. H. D.   At the Port of Annapolis July the 23d 1697.

                   Came Matthew Clemison of the Frovince of Pensilvania

                 before his Exncy the Governr and Sr Thomas Laurence Baront

                 Secryr and preferr'd a Certain Petition wherein he sets forth

                 that having a Sloop and Goods Seiz'd for Trading Contrary

                 to Severall Laws and Orders of this Governmt notwithstand

                 ing two Genll Permitts of Trade Granted him by Majr Thomp

                 son Navll Officer of Ccecill County under his hand and Seal,

                 being here produced and Read, who finding that through the

                 mistake negligence or fforgetfulness of the sd Offleer he is

                 run into a Primunire humbly prays an Appraismt may be

                 made of the sd Sloop (being a hired sloop) and that upon

                 giving Bond for the appraised Value, and to stand Tryall

                 the Same may be restored to him, in Ordr that he may deliver

                 it up to the Ownr

                   Ordered thereupon that the Peticonr giving Bond with good

                 Security to Answer to his Maty &Ca the Appraised Vallue as

                 well of the sd Sloop as Goods in her Seized and if the same

                 upon Tryall shall be legally Condemn'd that then the Same

                 be deliver'd him accordingly, Provided he pass another Bond

                 for answering the Penalty of the Law for his Wool and old

                 Iron taken on Board; (if upon Tryall) Judgmt shall be given

                 against him thereon, hereby appointing & Empowering Mr

                 Richd Beard, Mr Orlando Greenslade and Thomas ffreeborn

                 to Appraise the same, they having ffirst taken an Oath for

                 that purpose before Capt Richd Hill one of his Mats Justices

              p. 538 for the Prov” Court. And that they Return an Accot of their

                 proceedings therein unto his Exncy the Governr under their

                 hands and seals distinctly with all possible speed.

                   Ordered that Majr John Thompson Navll Officer of Coecill

                 County be (upon sight hereof) dismist from further Acting in

                 that Station, Complaints being made of Severall Irregularities

                 by him committed in the way of his Office by Granting forth

                 illegall permitts, to the great damage and lnjury of Severall

                 persons therein Concern'd; and that the honrble James ffrisby

                 Esq recommend some other fit person to be Constituted

                 Navall Officer of that District in his Stead.

                   Ordered that George Plater Esq his Mats Attorney Genll of

                 this Province issue process against the sd Majr Thompson so

                 that he may be and appear before his Mats Justices of the next

                 provll Court to Answer the Severall Irregularities by him

                 Committed in the Execution of his Navall Officers place.

                   Ordered that Majr Thompson be not inserted in the provll

                 Commission lately Order'd to be Issu'd but that a blanck be

                 left and that the honrble James ffrisby Esq be sent to, to Rec

                 omend some fit and Capable person to be inserted in his

                 Stead.