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

        Lib. H. D. your Petitioner is Concerned in may be Continued till next

               Court and that yr Petitioners appearance may be Entred in all

               Causes where there is Warrants or where the psons prsent

               desire it

                                 And as in Duty Bound shall pray

            p.     218 Mr Beard

                 I find there was a Mistake in the Last account I sent up I

               haveing not Examined it by reason of the infirmity I then lay

               under but I have here inclosed Bills of Exch. for the full Bal

               lance of what I have in my hands of the Countrys money and

               God willing as Soon as I come up to Court Shall Satisfy you

               the rest of your dues for hope by that time shall have accounted

               wth Some of the Navall Officers the Sume I have now sent you

               is 23 lb 13s 02d which with 350 lb 13s 07d which is the Just acctt I

               have paid makes in all 374 lb 6s 9d am Sr

                                   Yor humble Servt

               Augt the 18. 1698.     Robert Mason

               Mr Richard Beard

                 Sr I have sent to Coll Low for the Countrys Acctt Two Bills

               of Exchange Amounting to fifty pounds Eight Shills and nine

               pence whereof there is Three and Twenty pounds for Major

               Hammond and Major Dorsey the Trustees for the work of the

               State house the rest keep to Your Selfe till I see you att the

               Provinciall Court my kind respect to you I am friend to

               Serve you

                                               Ro: Mason

                        Mr Richd Beard Debtr

                                                   l      d

               To Jonathan Scarfe Bills for       401 1  o6

               To Iohn Rowland Bills for nine     09 17  03

                                                  50 o8  09

                              Is Credr

               By money Ordered you to pay Majr Hamond

                 & Majr Dorsey                    23 00  00

                By the halfe of 45 l 08s 04d Ordered you

                 by the Comittee that Layd the Leavyes22 14     02

                By the halfe of Seaven pounds Twelve

                 Shillings Ordered you by the Comittee

                 of Acctts                        03 16  oo

                                                  49 10  02

                          Ballance due to Robert Mason00 18     07