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

         Lib. H. D.     in the ffive and Twentieth Year of the Reign of King Charles

               the Second, Intituled an Act for Encouragemt of the Eastland

               and Greenland Trades, and for better securing the P]antacon

               Trade, And in Pursuance of the Authority and Direction to

               us given by the Rt Honrble the Lords Commrs of his Mats

               Treasury Deputed and Empower'd, And doe hereby Depute

               and Impower Peter Jenings Esq to be Collr of all the Rates

               and Duty's Imposicons arising and Growing due to his Maty

               at Potuxen River in his Mats Province of Maryland, By Virtue

               of the sd act, Whereby he hath Power to Enter into any Ship,

               Bottom Boat or other Vessell, As also into any Shopp, House,

               Ware House, Hostery or other place whatsoever, to make

               Diligent Search into any Trunck, Chest, Pack, Case, Truss,

               or any other Parcell or Package whatsoever, ffor any

               Goods Wares or Merchandizes Prohibited to be Imported or

               Exported, or whereof the Customs or other Duties have not

               been duly paid, And the same to Seize to his Mats Use and

               also to put in Execution all other the Lawfull Powers &

               Authority's for the better Manageing and Collecting the

               Dutys, in all things proceeding as the Law Directs Hereby

               praying and Requiring all and every his Mats Officers and

               Ministers and all others whom it may Concern, to be Aiding

               and Assisting to him in all things as becometh Given under

               our hands and Seal at the Custom-House London This Twenty

               ffirst day of Novem. inthe Ninth year of the Reign of our

               Soveraign Lord King William the Third &ca Annoq Domini

               1696.

                 C. Godoiphin   Sam: Clarke    Ben: Overton

                 Robt Southwell Walter Yonge   Ja: Chadwick

         p. 67           By the Principal Commrs for Prizes.

               Mr Jenings Whereas his Maty by Commission under the

               Commission from the Prin- Great Seal of England hath made Constituted and

                cipal Comrs for Appointed Us to be Principal Commrs for the

                 Prizes for being their Care & Managemt of all such Ships, Goodes and

               Agent here in merchandizes, as are have been or shall be taken

               Maryland     .       .     .      .

                        or Seized for Prize; during Hostility with the

               ffrench King thereby Giving Us or any three or more of Us

               ffull Power & Authority by Commission under our hands and

               Seal, with the Approbation of the Rt honrble the Lords

               Commrs of his Mats Treasury to Substitute such, and So

               many Persons, as are Necessary to be Employed in and about

               the Service And we having rëcd their Lordships Warrant in

               that behalfe doe by Virtue of the sd Commission Constitute

               and Appoint you Peter Jenings Esq and you are hereby

               Constituted and appointed, Agent for all Prizes that are,