Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 273

   and Grand Jury of the Provinciall Court the Committee for Lib. H. D.

   laying the leavy and the Gentlemen that went upon the

   Indian treaty (who are most of them now gone out of Town)

   for to go to his Exncy Sr Edmund Andros in Virginia, upon

   his Majtes and the Countreys service; therefore in point of

   state cannot be altered; but if they have anything in matter

   of Law to urge, it will be referred to his Majtes Lawyers to be

   consulted. And it is withall signifyed that before anything of

   this happening the sd Esqr Tench made all the Interest and

   used all the Arguments he could to be excused from under

   taking the sd Negotiation. wch was not admitted off; therefore

   being so solemnly appointed upon an affair of so high nature,

   the motion cannot be granted; but that if upon his return

   they have anything to offer, it will be considered.

     It being generally reported that there is a Spring or two of

   water in St Maryes County arising out of some Land belong

   ing to Capt Ino Dent of Charles County, commonly known

   and called by the name of the Coole springs; wch water is

   said to be lately discovered to have a very medicinal and

   healing quality in it & proves very effectual to the curing all

   sorts of distempers and diseases of body and tht abundance

   of impotent, lame and diseased people do dayly flock thither

   for cure & receive great benefitt thereby.

     Ordered that strict inquiry be made by the sd Capt Dent &

   others living neer that place, what persons have by virtue of

   the sd water been cured, and of what manner of distempers,

   and in what nature; and that care be taken to have them

   summoned to make Oath thereto before some Magistrate, the

    is to be Recorded in the County Court, where such Oath

   is taken, and an Authentick Copy thereof transmitted unto his

   Exncy wth all convenient speed.

     The following Address was presented from the Comittee

   appointed for laying the Publick leavy by the hands of the

   Honoble Thomas Tench Esqr and Mr Wm Bladen Clerk of

   the sd Comittee Vizt

          Port of Annapolis October 22nd 1697.

     By the Comittee for apportioning the publick Leavy this

   present 1697.

     May it please your Excellency.

     fforasmuch as we find there is 20053 l of Tobbo due to

   severall persons, who by the last Sessions of Assembly were

   sent upon the Indian treaty; and since this Cornittee have not

   tobacco left wherwithall to discharge the same. We humbly

   request yor Exncy will be favourably pleased to borrow so

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