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

        Lib. H. D.          ffebruary the 19th 1696.

              Ordr abt Mr Came Coll: Henry Darnall and delivered up

              Platers Search

              & inquiry for vpon Oath Severall Navigation Bonds and Cer

              Bonds&Certif. tificates, Certifying that they were all which he

              at Mr Josephs

              &cacould find or knows off unless by Chance some

              might be left in the mean time of the Revolution

              at Mattapany now in Mr Josephs Charge, Ordered that Mr

              Plater make inquiry and Search for all such papers there.

                           ffebruary the 18th 1696.

              Ordr for Mr    Ordered that George Plater Esq Collr and

              Plater to send

              to the  Receiver of his Mats Customs within Petuxant

              respective    District doe by the ffirst oportunity of Conveyance

              Governmts

              abt Lists of  sent to the Severall Governmts belonging to his

              Ships & Maty in these American parts to which Tobacco is

              Vessells

              trading there,     or hath been usually Shiped desiring that the

                      respective Governrs of the sd Plantacons would

              please to Couse an Authentic List to be made and attested

              under the Seal of each respective Governmt of what Ships or

              Vessells have Come to any of those parts from this Governmt

              (having respect to the Dates of the Sever all Navigacon Bonds

              now in his Custody) together with an Accot of the quantities of

              Tobo there imported and put on Shore and that the sd Lists so

              taken and attested may be sent in with all possible Speed it

              being Adjudged by this Board a matter much importing his

              Mats Service in distinguishing what Ships have transgressed his

              Mats Laws and who have not, without which the people of

              this Province concern'd in the Navigacon Bonds are likely to

              be great Sufferers.

              Ordr to the     Ordered that the Severall Collectors and Navall

              Severall

              Collrs &Officers within the Province and their Deputies

              Navali Officers do make out ffour particular Lists of all Ships by

              to make ffour

              particular    them Enter'd & C!eard from the time of the ffirst

              Lists of all  Arrivall of the late Governr Copley by them to be

              Ships &

              Vesseils &ca  brought up to the Assembly in March, if they

              then Sit, otherwise to bring them up to the Port

              of Annapolis on the 15th day of Aprill next in Order to make

              Oath to the Same hereby Ordering that all fformer Officers

              that are now out of place be acquainted by the present Officers

              for them to make Like Lists and bring what Bonds, Certifi

              cates and other papers (belonging to their respective Offices)

              remains now in their Custody in Order to be Surrendered up

              upon Oath.

                On the back of the sd Ordr was thus written by Ordr Vizt