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

            Lib. x. Produced & read a Duplicate of a Letter of the 23d of

                February 1697/8 from William Popple Esqr Secry to the Lords

                of the Committee of Trade & Plantations to his Excellency

                the Govr wherein the said Esqr Popple mentions a Rheam of

                Paper sent from their Lordships ruled with Red And that

             p. 44   their Lordships Direct that the Iournals & publick proceed

                ings of this Province be writt on such paper the said Rheam

                of Paper was delivered to the Clk of this Board to be lodged

                in the Council Office not being at Present known how it is to

                be made Use of

                  Proposed att the Board that whereas there is now Occasion

                to send to New York to his Exclly the Lord Bellamont & Mr

                Iohn Perry the Post who agreed with the Assembly being

                lately dead his Excellency is in hopes to Agree with one

                Joseph Man to perform that Service for some small reward of

                Five or Six Pounds to which the Gentlemen are Consenting

                & the said Mr Man being Called Expressed his readiness

                therein & had Instructions given him to go on his said Iourney

                on Monday next

                  Mr Philip Lynes Appearing at the Board and giving an

                Acct of some Extraordinary Cures lately wrought at the

                Cool Springs in St Marys County & that Several Poor People

                flocked thither to recover their healths and Limbs

                  His Excellency the Governor is to send & give to those

                Poor People at the said Springs Ten Bibles there to Remain

                for the use of the poor people that Comes thither

                  His Excellency also Orders that Capt James Keech and Mr

                Philip Lynes do provide some Sober Person to read Prayers

                there twice a day to whom he will give 12d p Day & is pleased

                to send the Person that Reads prayers there a Book of Horn

                ilys two Books of family Devotions & a Book of Reformed

                Devotions written by Dr Theophilus Dorrington out of which

                Books he is read to them on Sundays

             p. 45   Further Ordered that the said Captain Keech & Mr Lines

                acquaint Iohn Dent who is the Owner of the said House and

                Land that if he be willing his Excellency would have a read

                ing Desk & some Benches made in the New house there for

                the reader to read Prayers & the People to Sit on which by

                the Leave of the said Captain Dent, Captain Keech & Mr

                Lynes are Ordered to get made & his Excellency will pay for

                them

                  His Excellency is pleased likewise to give & Allow to the

                said Poor People every Sunday a Mutton & as much Indian

                Corn as will Amount to Thirteen Shillings p Week & orders

                Mr Lynes to Consult Captain Keech in Order to provide the

                same & his Excellency will pay them for it

                  Ordered that the Person that reads prayers at the Cool