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

         Lib. H. D.     Cood & him contrary to the Tenour of his Exncys Procla

               mation Ordered that his Majtes Lawyers prosecute the said

               Mason thereon, and tht a copy of the said Proclamation be

               delivered to them, together with the aforementioned Letter

               after it is Recorded.

                 Major Walter Smith, Capt Willm Parker, Mr ffrancis

               Hutchins and Mr Samll Houldsworth, ffour of the Iustices of

               Caivert County came and humbly moved his Exncy in Coun

               cill, that whereas they had been lately summoned to appear

               before his Exncy in Councill the last ‘I'uesday of ffebry next to

               answer a certain contempt to an Order of Councili for dis

               missing Mr James Crauford Attorney at Law from pleading

               in any of the Courts of the Province, wch they humbly desire

               may be forgiven them, pleading ignorance in what they did

               Ordered that the said return be delivered to Major Smith,

               that if the said Commissioners will give anything under their

               hands as an acknowledgment of their Error, he will upon this

               news of a peace, remit their offence whereupon the paper was

               delivered to the said Major Smith at the Board, he giving a

               Receipt for the same.

                 A Dispute arising betwixt the Honoble Edwd Randolph Esqr

               Surveyor Genll of his Majtes Customes on the Continent of

               America &ca And Peter Ienings Esqr Collectr of his Majtes

               Customes in Patuxent District, as to the limitts of the sd dis

               trict and appointing Deputies &ca

                 It is Ordered tht the said Esqr Randolph Revoke his Com

               issions of Collectr granted to W Collyer & Mr Biaden for the

               Ports of Annapolis nnd Williamstadt, and that he give them

               Comissions for being Surveyrs of those places; but tht the said

               Mr Ienings continue his Deputies at those Ports as formerly,

            p. 629 and that Mr Collyer be continued Navall Officer of the Port of

               Wiiliamstadt aforesd, but that his former Commission, where

               in he is constituted Riding Surveyr be vacated as before

               Ordered, and that a new Commission be granted him for

               being Navali Officer of that Port.

                 His EXnCY is pleased to signify that he had shew'd to Esqr

               Randolph all the Lists of Shipping since his being concern'd

               in the Government as also what he brought out of Virginia,

               and tht he likewise gave him the Perusal of the two Lists recd

               from the Rtt Honoble the Comissrs of his Majtes Customs, one

               of the Shipps giving Bond in England to go to Virginia &

               Maryland to return to England Wales or Berwick only, in the

               years 90: 91: 92: 93. and a list of certificates to discharge

               Bonds for Shipps tht gave Bond in the Plantation to come to

               England Wales or Berwick only.

                 It is demanded of the Board if they knew of anything else

               for his Majtes service to be offered at this time; who having

               nothing further to offer they broke up.