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

           Lib. H. D.     the Customs & duties do not appear to you to have been duly

                 paid.

                   4thly You are to observe and yearly take an account of all

                 goods and Merchandizes, as also of the marks numbers &

                 quantityes of all hogsheads or smaller Casks of Tobacco

                 Carryed by Land or by Water from one of the said Provinces

                 to the other altho the said dutyes have been duly paid together

                 with the name of the person to whom the said goods,

                 Merchandize and tobacco doe truly and Bona fide belong and

                 in case any of the said Goods or Merchandizes were imported

                 into either of the said Provinces you are to inform your self

                 upon what Ship and Masters name and from what place they

                 were imported, as also of the name of the Master and the

                 Ship upon which any such tobacco shall be Loaden & putt on

                 board and to what place bound and the same to enter fairly

                 in a Booke kept by you for that purpose.

                   5thly And where you shall find just cause to make seizure of

                 any Shipp Vessell goods or Merchandize for breach of any of

                 the aforesaid Acts, you are forthwith to give notice thereof to

              p.     166 any of the members of his Majesties Council of this Province

                 or to one of his Majesties Iustices of the Peace if near inhab

                 iting where such seizure is made or otherwise to the next

                 Civill or Military officer who are to be aiding & assisting to

                 you, to be safely convoyed to some convenient house where

                 they are to be safely kept without imbeziement and there to

                 remaine till discharged by law giving Notice to the Attorney

                 Genrll or to such other person as already is or shall be

                 appointed for a speedy prosecution therof.

                   6thly You are not in your own name or in the name or

                 names of any other Person or Persons or in Company or Part

                 nership with any other trade as a Merchant for your selfe or

                 as a Factor or agent for any other in or for any Goods or

                 Merchandizes except for necessary Provisions of your family,

                 you are not to absent your selfe from your duty without the

                 leave or approbation of the Surveyor Genrll for the time being

                 nor remove out of your proper Station for your own private

                 advantage and conveniency or otherwise behave your self

                 upon pain of being suspended from your office.

                   Given at the Town & Port of Annapolis this 24th day of

                 Decemr Anno Dom: 1697.

                       Ed: Randolph Survr Genrll

                 Mr Robt   Edward Randolph Esqr Survr Genrll of his

                 Surveyors Majtes Customs in the Plantations & Colonyes on

                 Commission the Continent of America and Islands adjacent.

                 for the River

                 of Nanticoke To Robert Dacres Gentn

                 & Somersett By Virtue of a Deputation granted me by the