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

           Lib. H. D. the purview of tht act; therefore prayes he may be discharged

                  therefrom & his Bond delivered him up to be cancelled

                  Ordered that the said Petition be referred to the Kings

                  Lawyers to consult and make report whether by Law he

                  ought to pay the same or not.

                  The same came Reported as follows Vizt

                  May it please yor Exncy

                                   We have considered the case of Mr

                  Jones and are of opinion as follows.

                    1st That the intent of tht Act for Imposition of Tenn p

                  Cent (as by the preamble appears) was only to lay hold of

                  Goods that were transported in & out of this Province for

                  Sale & Traffick, but not such as were for domestick and

                  Personall use &ca

                    2d That it appears by Major Thompsons Information that

                  the greatest part of those goods he has seen & that they are

                  only the necessary & usefull goods of his personall &

                  Domestick use & the implements of his trade.

                    Therefore upon the whole matter we are of opinion tht the

                  said Goods are not lyable to the Tenn p Cent, either by the

                  Letter or reasonable intent or construction of the said Act

                  wch is humbly submitted by

                                         Your obedient Servants

                                             Willm Dent

                                             George Plater.

                    The above Report is approved off and the Prayer of the

                  Petitioner granted.

                    Read a Petition of Mrs Elizabeth Tripp of Dorchester

                  County, for remittance of two fines of 500 ls of Tob. each, was

                  granted and the fines therein specyfyed was ordered to be

                  remitted accordingly.

                    Read a Petition of one Kympton Mabbot for remittance of a

                  forfeited Cognizance of his being cast into Prison by John

                  Edmondson, whereby he is brought into a very low condition,

                  and unable to right himselfe, being much injured and wrong'd

                  by the sd Edmondson; therefore humbly prayes Councill may

                  be assign'd him, and that he may be admitted in formâ

                  pauperis

                    Ordered that the said Petition be referred to Geo: Plater

                  Esqr as the Kings Receiver as to the ffine and to the Kings

                  Lawyers for their advice, as to the other matter in Law.

                  Mr Willm Sharp according to summons appearing to

                  answer his contempt & neglect in not sending his EXnCY notice

                  of Admirall Nevills arrivall in Virginia. is dismissed from his