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

           Lib. H. D.    & others to research my house & all my papers again wth

                 another order of Council with all to bring me up to Annapolis

                 but it pleased God so to lay his hand upon me that that Jour

                 ney was prevented the Substance of that Ordr was that you

                 were indebted unto the King four hundred and odd pounds

                 by balla of accots made up, and that you and I kept Corre

                 spondence together on purpose to defraud his Majesty, and it

                 comes from your own talk from Virginia side as far as can

                 understand for Perrey was informed the last time he was over

                 that you often in Company should say that you could have

                 your Business done in Maryland in spite of the Governors

                 teeth, & some other your backward friends in Maryland hath

                 seconded it that is some of the Vestry of the uper Parish &

                 I had cleard my self of your Books and sent them you long

                 since if had not been afflicted with this distemper it hath held

                 me this 5 months, I am very sorry that things fallen out so,

                 and do not know how any prudence could have avoyded it

                 un!ess I had some notice before hand Sr my due respects to

                 you and your Lady I rest

                                         ST yours to Command

                                                 Robt Mason.

                  The above Letter was directed as follows Vizt

                                  To

                            Coll John Cood

                                          These

                                        with Care I prey

            p. 210            [Naval Officers Bond.]

                 Maryland ss Know all men by these prsents that we Wil

                 liam Bladen Edwd Dorsey and Charles Carroll gentn are here

                 by held and firmly bound unto are Sovreigne Lord King Wil

                 liam the Third &c in the full and Just Sume of five hundred

                 pounds Sterl to the true paymt whereof to be made unto our

                 said Sovreigne Lord the King his heires and Successors we

                 bind our selves and every of us and every of our heires Exrs

                 and Admrs Sevrally and Joyntly for the whole and in the whole

                 firmly by these prsents sealed & Dated this 24th of December

                 1697.

                  The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above

                 bound William Bladen who is appointed the Collectr of the

                 porte and District of Annapolis shall well and faithfully Exe

                 cute the sd Office and render a Just and true account of and

                 pay the one peny p pound by him to be received according to

                 his Matys Royall grant and Charter to the Colledge of William