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

        Lib. H. D.     possible and if he Can Stay till the ffirst of April before he

               Sailes from Kicquatan where he purposes to make up the

               ffleet.

                That he believes a Vessel will be dispatcht away from

               thence that the Reasons of their Stay may be known and Shall

               Send up a boat in few days, which shall give his Exncy a fur

               ther Accot of that.

                      ffebry the 18th 1696/7.

            p. 460 Came and appeared at the Board Coll: Henry Darnall the

               Lord Baltemores Agent Signifying his Intentions of going

               for England this ffleet; in Ordr to adjust and settle severall

               matters and Accots with his Lordship. therefore humbly desires

               that a Pass may be granted him pursuant thereto; whereby he

               may not meet with any obstrucon Ordered that the same be

               granted him and prepared occordingly to pass undr the Broad

               Seal of the Province; Provided he have made due Corn plyance

               with the Law of the Countrey in that Case.

                The sd Coll: Darnall does futher Move that being Entrusted

               by his Lordship in the issuing and Granting Warrants and

               Patents for Land and the honrble Sr Thomas Laurence Baront

               Secryr being by an Ordr of his Maty in Councill Dated the

               13th of ffebry 1695, appointed to Receive the one moyety of the

               ffees but does Refuse to bear half the Charge of the Office

               therefore Prays the Opinion of the Board therein, the which

               being Debated upon and the sd Ordr produced & Read

               together with the Agreemt made betwixt the Lord Baltemore

               and Sr Thomas Laurence in Relation thereto, Sr Thomas does

               say that he has not as yet Rëcd: one farthing of ffees nor will

               not untill the sd OrdT and Agreemt be Explain'd by the Attorney

               Genll and my Lord Baltemore in England, it being adjudged

               that the sd matter cannot be Determined here.

                His Exncy is further pleas'd to acquaint the sd Coll: Darnall

               how that there lyes a Dispute still to whom Waifs, Strays,

               Deodands treser trove, Estates of persons felo de se insanae

               memoriae &ca do belong and tht he would do well (now he is

               a going for England) for to Signifye the same to the Lord

               Baltemore and to intimate likewise the want of an Escheat

               Office here it being intended that these matters shall be laid

               before his Maty in Councill, who does say he shall acquaint his

               Lordship with it.

                It is most humbly Reprsented to the Rt honrble the Lords of

               the Committee of Trade and fforreign Plantacons by his Mats

               Govern and Councill of his Province of Maryland, That whereas

               there lyes a dispute in this Province in Relation to Waifs, Strays,

               Deodands treser trove, Estates of prsons felo de se, insanae