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

            Lib. x.   Chief Justice of the Provincial Court the said Mr Crawford

                does Confess and Acknowledge that he knows Nothing of

                truth in any one of them

                  Two Papers being produced to the Board under the hand

                & Seal of Mr Philip Clark to which he had Signed as Deputy

                Collector to Geo Muschamp Esqr Collector of Potomack

                District his Excellency is pleased to ask him by what Power

                he Acted in that Station who says he did by Virtue of a

                Deputation from the said Mr Muschamp

                  Ordered that the said Papers be Referred to his Majstys

                Lawyers for prosecution of the Parties Culpable according

                to Law

            p. 36           Friday April the1698

                  The Council again Sate & were present as Yesterday

                  Collo Ninian Beal came & gave the following Accot of what

                was done towards the Settlement of the New Rangers Vizt

                  That on Wednesday last was Seven Night he went to

                Collo Addison & sent to Captain Owen to meet him there

                but the said Captain Owen being out in the Woods did not

                Come in till Saturday at which time he Came in Collo

                Addisons & being by the said Colo Addison & himself dis

                coursed with about this Affair Colo Addison sent a Couple of

                Messengers to the Fort to Order the Rangers there to meet

                him at Wm Taynhills the next day where they meet

                & Chose ten fitting Men out of the said Rangers to Serve

                under the said Colo Beal & Captain Owen Vizt five a Piece

                And did Appoint Two men out of each Party to Shell abt

                Twenty Bushels of Indian Corn in order to their Speedy

                Settlement & have as yet proceeded no further

                  A Presentment of the Grand Jury of the Provincial Court

                being here produced & read wherein they had presented the

                Justices high Sheriffs & Clerk of Prince Georges County for

                Levying & receiving Several Sums of Tobacco of the In

                habitants of that County Contrary to Law

                  The honble Sr Thomas Lawrence Bart his Majstys Secretary

                is pleased thereon to Observe that he knew Nothing of such

                Exaction Perpetrated by the Clerk of that County before

                therefore disclaims any Property in the Tenths of Such

                Tobacco as the said Clerk hath so illegally Received and with

                all Signifies that he will take Care to displace him & Consti

                tute Some other fit & Capable Person in his Stead

            p. 37 It is thought Convenient that the Provincial Court be

                Adjourned till the Last Tuesday in Augst next & Ordered

                accordingly

                  Ordered that John Hazlewood one of the Coroners of