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

                      Lib. H. D. Custom House London

                                 This is to Certifie tht Henry Bird Mr of

               P. 192 the Willm and Elizabeth from Maryland Plantation built

                  Birden Thirty Tons Navigated with Seaven men, Came to the

                  Custome House (the Ship being English built) on the eighth

                  day of August 1693 and did there & then enter his Vessell

                  of the Particular goods following (Viz) one hundred and two

                  hhds with a Small Parcell of Bulk Tobbacco from Maryland

                  and 2 hundred Weight of Sasafrax, with twenty five hundred

                  pounds of Bulk Tobbacco delivered att King Sale in Ireland

                  as p Ships Entry Dated as Above as above written

                                    Examd the 26th November 1697

                                           G Issacson p Coll.

                  Govnor Nicholson and  London 4th December 1697

                  whom it May Concerne

                                          Respected ifriends

                    This will be brought by Capt Ioseph Collman Master of the

                  Ship Dover Merchant for the Loading Whereof we request

                  yU take his Bills on us for the Maryland Dutys and Porte

                  Charges of what Tobb: she may take on Board without Oblieg

                  ing him to other security We hereby Engage to pay his Bills

                  for the said Duty and Porte Charges also whatsoever tht please

                  shew him or our supra Cargoe Amos Garrett the same shall

                  be allways and duly acknowledged wherein we may

                                          Your Oblieged & ready

                                           Servts

                                           James Brayne

                                           Benjamin Besayn

                                           Richd Hayns

                    At a Council held at the Port of Annapolis the 17th day of

                  Decemr 1697 in the ninth year of his Majtes Reign

                                 Present

             p. 614His Exncy ffrans Nicholson Esq Captn Genll &ca

                   Sr Thomas Laurence Barontt Secry

                           The Honoble Collo Henry Iowles

                            Edwd Randolph Esqr

                    Produced by his Exncy to the Board an Order of the Rtt

                  Honoble the Lords of the Councill for Trade & foreign Planta

                  tions, Dated 27th of October last past (being by his Exncy recd

                  last night) together wth a Proclamation for publishing the