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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 411
Ordered that Copys of the above Examination be sent to Lib. X. the several Countys of this Province to be published whereby it may appear how the Country is abused Particularly in that of Ordering Allowances for Committee Rooms at publick houses when such Rooms are on purpose Contrived in the new Stadt house for those Uses which his Excellency shewed to the Speaker at the first opening of the Assembly Observa tion being likewise made how that Mr Clark receives the Profit of his mans allowance for Officiating in those two Committees as Clerk notwithstanding other Pretences Mr William Bladen being Called Came and as to Mr Philip Clark he gave the following acct to which he made Oath before his Excellency & this Board vizt that On Saturday p. 28 Night being the 2d of April Instant as this Deponent was walking in the State house Mr Philip Clark entred into dis course with him and said he wondred that his Excellency did not keep Old Randolph with him for that the said Randolph was a good Scholar & further told him that if his Excellency had advised with him he might have had any thing done in the Assembly he proposed to prescribe & that that Sessions might have been ended long before. Mr Bladen Saith that the Purpose of what he now Saith he told to Major Iohn Ham mond Mr Wm Hensly and several other Members of the house of Delegates. Major Iames Maxwells Deposition about Amos Nichols read & Sworn to by the said Major Maxwell in Council Ordered that the said Deposition together with Thomas Brown's for merly taken thereto be Referred to his Majestys Lawyers to Consult & advise what is proper to be done & whether it may not be Convenient that the Governor of Pensylvania be sent to about it Ordered that the Iournals of the Committee of Laws & Committees of Aggrievances be produced at the meeting of the Council next week Henry Smith of Baltimore County his Petition for Remit tance of a Fine Referred to his Majestys Lawyers & Geo Plater Esqr the Kings Receiver Genl to do therein as they see proper
At a Council held at the Port of Annapolis April the 14th 1698 Present His Excellency the Governor &ca p. 29 Sr Tho Lawrence Bart Secy the honble Collo Henry Iowles &ca Thomas Tench Esqr Thomas Master of the Ship Adventure of Lancaster
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