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

           Lib. H. D John Salter of Talbott County Innholder signifying to this

                 Board that he was prossecuted by an order hence issued for

                 non performance of a Certain Contract with Talbott County

                 Justices about the Court house &ca sayes he is willing to per

                 forme all Covenants whatsoever by him entred into, and there

                 fore prayes a stop may be putt to the said Action; to which was

                 answer'd, that if he would enter into a Bond for performance

                 thereof and Refund all such sums of Tobacco as he Recd

                 from them for Alterations made in the sd Court house &Ca his

                 case should be considered. And a Bond being accordingly

                 prepared, Read & approved off; the sd Salter is asked if he is

                 willing to sign the sd Bond, which if he did, that then a Stop

                 should be put to the sd Action commenced against him, and

                 withall is told, that there shall no present advantage be taken

                 against him upon the said Bond, but that the same shall lye

                 still till an Assembly to whome his Exncy intends to referr the

                 matter for their opinion; And it is hereby Ordered that no

                 future Repairs be made upon the said house, unless the sd

                 Salter do it at his own charge; ffor that it is not approved off

                 by this Board that his Majtes Court should be held under the

                 same Roofe, where an Ordinary is kept and so many tipling

                 Roomes Round it.

                   The sd Salter does say that he is willing to signe the said

                 Bond upon the proviso aforementioned; which was accord

                 ingly done & lodged with the Clerk of this Board.

                          October the 23d 1697.

                The Councill again Sate and were present

             His Exncy ffrans Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &ca

                           Sr Thomas Laurence Barontt Secry

                           Collo Henry Iowles

                           Collo George Robotham

                           Thomas Tench Esqr

                           Collo Charles Hutchins

                   Came Madam Elizabeth Blakiston als Rymer Admx of Coll

                 Neah Blakiston Decd and made motion by Mr Phillip Clark

                 her Attorney how tht having lately obtain'd Judgment against

                 the Honoble Thomas Tench Esqr Admr of Governr Copley

             p. 593  decd for a considerable Sum of money & tht understanding

                 the Esqr Tench was going out of the Province; therefore

                 desired leave might be granted to take such legal process out

                 against him, before his departure, according to the directions

                 of the law in such case. To wch was answered that the sd

                 Esqr Tench being appointed by his Exncy and his Majtes

                 Honoble Councill, by and with the approbation of the Justices