Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 459

     Then the said Sly was ordered to withdraw     Lib. X.

         The honble Collo Addison acquainted his Excellency that

       Mr Greenfield high Sheriff of Prince Georges County presses

       Men & Horses to carry his common praecepts & private Busi

       ness up and down the Countrey & asked his under Sheriff

       why he did not take him to Guard his prisoners & that the

       said Greenfield contemns the Sheriffs place & saith he gets

       nothing by it

         Whereupon it is thought fit that the said Mr Greenfield be

       no Longer Continued in his said office

         Read to Collo Iohn Addison & Thomas Brooke Esqr the late

       proceedings in Council when they were not present who do p. 84

       approve thereof

         His Excellency is pleased to ask the Gentlemen prest if they

       have any further to Offer for his Majestys Service, who say not.

                     Ann Iuly the 15th 1698        Lib. H. D.

       Coll Hynson                                 p. 215

               Sr

         By Order from his Excy the Govr and Council You will

       receive from Capt Iuniper in Order to make up what tht

       County wanted upon the last dividend of the publique Arms

       which are what att prsent Came in Vizt one hand mortar 20

       Granado shells and Twenty fusies And out of the Dividend of

       the Arms now come in you will receive fusees 9 Slung fusees

       3 worms 1 long pe of Bullett moulds 9 Cartouch boxes & 9

       neats leather belts to them 5 bright hatchetts and 3 black ones

       4 hand bills one boudge barrell 11 granado shells 11 fuzees

       for them one Lanthorne one prospective glass one powder

       Tryer one horse picker & a Compass with a fusee made up

       for a Sample to you to have the rest made up by. Wherefore

       You are to Imploy Some Guner of a Ship or other skillful

       pson to make them up and draw your float upon his Excy the

       Govr who will see thm payd therefore. You are directed to

       give a receipt to Capt Iuniper for the said Arms &c. And to

       send an Other to this place to be lodged Sr I am

                        Yor humble Servt

                            WB:C:C:

         1 hand Mortar 2 granado pouches 20 Granado shells Sixty

       fusees Seaven Cases.

                        To take for Kent

         1 hand Mortar 20 Granado shells, 60 fusees

         Memdm for Coll Hinson to gett Some Capt or Gunner of a

       Ship to make up the fusees as that sent now and Coll Hinson

       to draw upon his Excy who will see him payd.

         Memdm Coll Hinson to have but 20 fusees now.