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            Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 27

       

        of the Quota appointed by her late Maty of Blessed memory for Lib. H. D.

        the Defence of the ffrontiers of New York; which Regulation

        having been very unequally comply'd with (and by Maryland

        but in Some Small measure) his Maty does Expect that all tht are

        comprehended therein should punctually contribute theirrespec

        tive proportions either in Men or Money, from time to time, as

        occasion asks; Which we are accordingly obliged to require

        of you as others.

          Some Acts past in the Generall Assembly, and other Publick

        papers of that Province (amongst wch is the Address relating

        to Collonel Copleys Estate) lye yet under Consideracon; and

        you shall in due time be acquainted what is done thereupon so

        we bid you very heartily ifarewell.

        Whitehall                  Yor Loving ifriends

        ffebruary the 4th 1696/7 Wm Blathwayt J. Bridgwater

                           Abr Hill    Tankerville

                           John Po!lexfen  Ph: Meadows

       

       

          At a Councill met and held at the Port of Annapolis

        (according to Specia!l appointmt) the 18th day of ffebry in the

        Ninth Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord King William

        the Third &Ca

          Annoq Domini 1696/7

       

                             Present,

             His EXnCY ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll &ca

                      Sr Thomas Laurence Baront Secryr

                     Coll: Nicho Greenberry.

        His Exncys      His Exncy is pleased to Ordr that Capt Josiah

        Comunicacon

        with Capt Daniell Comander of his mats hired Ship the

        Daniell abt the inconveniences of the   Prince of Orange be called in who accordingly

       

                 appears. He is asked to give an Accot to the

        Masters of best of his knowledge what sort of inconveniences

        Ships &ca the Masters of Ships have Layn under here, during

       

        this winter Season and what weather it has generally been

        for the Saylers working whereby the masters might be

        Enabled to get their Loadings ready to which Capt Danll

        makes Answer that he has kept a Journall of every days

        weather since his being here the which he is Ready to pro

        duce and does Say that he gave an Accot to the Cornodore of

        the great obstruction the masters have met with through the

        Extream severity of the Winter season and believes that if

        they had not met with such Extraordinary Sharpe weather

        they might most of them have been ready by this time.

       



 
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