Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 335

    cency of holding any correspondence wth Mr Cood, Ordered Lib. H. D.

    that an answer thereto be written to know how he then came

    by those eight Bookes of fees belonging to the sd Cood, &

    how he durst presume to Collect any of those debts for him

    selfe when he knew such a debt was claim'd from him as due

    to his MajtY and that he come up to the Port of Annapolis so

    soon as he is in a capacity or able to travell together with Mr

    Plater, and tht he bring up his Bookes of Accounts with him.

      A Letter of Mr Platers, in relation to the foregoing affair

    being also produced & read, was ordered to be answer'd and

    those eight forementioned Books of ffees and accot to be

    return'd to him for his better directions and guidance in

    securing those debts. His Exncy representing to the Board

    how that he had received information from Coll' Addison &

    others that Capt Mason of Stafford County in his Majtes

    Colony in Virginia had sold to Mr Willm Chew of Calvert

    County within this Province, a considerable quantity of

    Skinns; for wch it is said he was to returne to the Sd Capt

    Mason, powder & Shott, or as much as he could possibly

    procure for him. Ordered that the said William Chew putt

    in Writing what dealings he had wth Capt Mason in that

    nature, what quantity of Skinns he purchased or recd and

    what returne he was to make for them, and tht he prsent the

    same to this Board accordingly in Order to make Oath

    thereto.

      Pursuant to WCh said Order the sd Chew presents the fol

    lowing answer to the Board Vizt

      In obedience to the within Order. These are humbly to

    Certify tht I the within named William Chew did actually

    receive a hundred Deer Skinns of Capt Mason within named

    the produce whereoff was to purchase Powder and high

    Swann Shott, according as I could agree.

                                   William Chew.

                   Decemt the 3d 1697.

      The above returne was sworn to before his Exncy in

    Councill by the above named William Chew.

                               H: Denton Cl Concil

      Vpon further representation also of his Exncy the following p. 6io

    Proclamation for prohibiting the Exportation of Powder &

    Ball was by Order prepared and signed by his Exncy and

    passed the Broad Seale of the Province Vizt