Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 473

        Given at the Town & Port of Annapolis under the Broad Lib. X.

      Seal of this province this 23d day of July in the Tenth year of

      the Reign of our Sovereign Lord William the third by the

      Grace of God of England Scotland france and Ireland King P. 102

      defender of the Faith &Ca Annoq Dni 1698

                                      Fra Nicholson

                      God save the King

        The right honble the Lords of the Council for Trade &

      Foreign Plantations being pleased to direct as followeth Vizt

      that all writings whatsoever have fair margents Capable to

      receive the Notes which there may be occasion to make upon

      them that in the Iournals & other publick Transactions the

      heads of each matter be minuted & set down in the margent

      by the Officers who transcribe them & that all papers whatso

      ever even petitions addresses or any thing of the like nature

      be constantly dated

        Ordered that the Clerk of this board & of the house of

      Delegates do diligently observe & conform themselves to

      such their Lordships directions

        Then came Mr Richard Beard high Sheriff of Ann Arundell

      County & acquainted the Board that by Vitue of his Excel

      lencys proclamation for supressing Pyrates he had taken into

      his Custody Mr John Blackmore & Mr William Cotter of the

      afd County and the said Mr John Blackmore & Mr William

      Cotter being Called in & examined before his Excellency in

      Council they say they went out of Jamaica under the Com

      mand of one George Rainer in a private man of war Commis

      sionated by the Lord Inchequin then Governor of Jamaica,

      went from thence to the red Sea & returned to Carolina

      having been out near two Years from Carolina they went to

      Pensylvania & from thence they Came hither to Maryland in

      the Year 1692 in the time that Colonel Copley was Governor

      of this Province

        The honble Thomas Tench Esqr Major Ino Hammond & p. 103

      Captain Richard Hill being Inhabitants of Ann Arundel

      County do say they are well acquainted with the said persons

      who have very well & honestly behaved themselves ever since

      they resided in this province that they are both setled in this

      County & have plantations & Servants & endeavour to make

      great Crops of tobacco and that one of them vizt William

      Cotter is married & has two Children

        Whereupon it is advised that the said Iohn Blackmore &

      William Cotter do recognize to his Majesty with Sufficient

      Security that they be forth coming whenever his Majestys

      pleasure is signified concerning them

        Accordingly Major Hammond & Capt Hill two of his