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

           Lib. x. being desired several times not to be so troublesom to his

               Excellency & the Board for the Great Presumption & idle

               Behaviour the Sheriff of Ann Arundell County is ordered to

               take into his Custody till he gives Security for his good

               Behaviour

                 His Majestys Lawyers being present are put in mind &

               Charged to manage all Business wherein his Majestys is Con

               cerned with Care & Diligence

                 Whereas Geo Plater Esqr his Majestys Receiver of the Dis

               trict of Puttuxent stopt Money in his own hands for eight

          p. 62 Barrels of Powder lent by the County to Captain Iohn Hurle

                 Ordered that the said Geo Plater Esqr take Care to Send

               for the said Powder in small Quarter Barrels to Contain 26 l each

                 Mr Plater being withdrawn his Excellency is pleased to

               Represent to the Board that the said Mr Plater is now Called

               upon to give an Accot of 622 l 06s 2d arising out of the three

               Pence given by his most Sacred Majesty for purchasing Arms

               & Ammunition for this Province & that the said Mr Plater

               offers to discount great Part thereof by Bills Drawn by Several

               Persons within this Province & not Particularly taken upon

               Accot of the Shipping And Requires the Opinion of the Board

               whether such Ought to be taken in discharge thereof

                 Whereupon it is advised and Concluded that as to the

               Ballance of Mr Platers Accot £18.. 6.. 2 3/4 Mr Robt Smiths

               Protested Bill for Forty Pounds Mr Thomas Blakes Bill for

               Five Pounds Mr Iohn Pidgons for 33 l Major Walter Smiths

               for 30 l in all amounting to one hundred & Twenty Six pounds

               Six Shillings & two Pence three Farthings, the same ought

               not to be Allowed of, but that Esqr Plater Stand charged there

               with & remit so much to Mr Paggen or Mr Milner in order to

               persue the former order of Council for Arms to be sent in &

               that until the said Mr Plater Satisfy his Excellency the Govt

               that he has remitted so much for that end, that he send the

               Bills by him taken on this Accot to his Excellency who will

               take care duly to apply the Same to the end for which it is

               given, and that upon the said Mr Platers making up his Accot

          p. 63 his Excellency will give him a receipt which Will be his Dis

               charge therefore

                 Ordered that Geo Muschamp Esqr Receiver of the Dis

               tricts of Potomack and Pocomoke remit to his Excllcy the

               Governor the Quarter part of the Revenue given to purchase

               Arms to Captain Paggen or Mr Isaac Milner to be Disposed

               according to his Excellencys directions to the Said Mr Milner.

                 George Plater Esqr maketh Oath to a Dockett of Actions

               on Navigation Bonds

                 Read over to Esqr Frisby what was done in the late Coun

               cils which he Approves of