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   have attachments against the sd Coods debts, and that sev- Lib. H. D.

   erall of his Debts have been recd by Capt Slye and his Sone,

   and tht the said Cood sent Choptico hundred Booke and

   what is due in Clements hundred to the Vestry of King and

   Queen Parish to pay what he owed tht Vestry wch is about

   13000 pounds of tobacco and that severall of the Debts are

   deneyed and some insolvent.

                                   G: Muschamp.

     The which said forementioned return & papers his Exncy p. 608

   having recd the of Novemr past was pleased then to direct

   the following Order to issue Vizt

     By his ExncY the Governr &ca Novemr 13th 1697.

     Whereas by a return this day recd from George Muschamp

   Esqr Collectr and Receiver of his Majtes Customes within the

   district of Potomock (in pursuance of an Ordr of his Exncy and

   Councili, bearing date the 21th of October last past, Empower

   ing & directing the said Esqr Muschamp to make inspection

   into all the Books of Accots and papers of Mr Robt Mason,

   High Sherriff of St Maryes County, & for to seize all such he

   should find to have and Relation to Mr Ino Cood) it doth

   appear that the said Mr Mason hath secretly held correspond

   ence with the sd Cood, by privatly assisting to get in his debts

   and altering the property thereof Notwithstanding he the sd

   Mason was sensible that the said Cood had been impleaded

   by his Majtes Attorney Genrll of this Province for an arrear of

   439 lb: 10s: 11d Sterll due from the said Cood to his Majesty as

   by an accot made up by the Committee of accounts appointed

   for stating the publick Revenue was made appear; and not

   withstanding his Exncys Proclamation (bearing date the 17th of

   Decemt last past) forwarning all persons to aid or assist the

   said Mr Cood in any respect whatsoever under the severest

   penalties, in contempt whereof he the said Mason is (by the

   Returne aforesd) found to have acted contrary. Ordered

   therefore that George Plater Esqr his Majtes Attorney Genrll

   and Receiver of his Majtes Revenues arising within the district

   of Patuxent & George Muschamp Esqr aforenamed do (upon

   sight hereof) go the sd Mr Masons house and again thor

   oughly inspect & veiw all his Books of accounts and Papers;

   and where they shall find any of the same to concern the sd

   Mr Cood, tht they make seizure thereof and forthwith imploy

   some carefull trusty person to collect and receive what debts

   they shall anywaies find accruing to the said Mr Cood, and to

   issue such necessary process against those persons refusing to

   make payment of the same as they shall find requisite, in