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

       Lib. H. D. made in the 15th Year of the reigne of our late Sovreigne

              Lord K: Charles the 2d of blessed memory Intituled an Act

              for Encouragemt of Trade Now if so be the sd Thomas Collier

              shall well and faithfully pforme his Duty in the sd Office in all

              things thereto relateing them this Obligation to be Voyd and

              of None effect or else the same to be and rem aine in full force

              and Virtue

                Sealed and DeliveredThomas Collier[Seal]

                In the presence ofHen: Iowles   [Seal]

                John Hammond     Robert Smith   [Seal]

                Richd Hill

          p. 222 Maryland ss Novr int p prsentes Nes Willm Dent

              Thomam Tench et Georg Plater Armigeros teneri et flrmtr

              Obligari honbus Combus Coustomar in Anglia pro tempore

              prsente in plen et Sum duar Mill Librar bone et Legalis

              monet Anglia Solvend isdein Comissbus aut Suis Cert Attornat

              Vel Assignat Suis ad qua quid Soluconem bene et fldlr faciend

              Obligamus Nos et quembet nrüm p se pro totc et in Solido

              hered Exres et Admres nrös flrmtr p prsentes Sigillis nris

              Sigillat Dat apud Portu Annapolis Tricessimo die mensis Iunii

              Anno Regni Suprem Dni nri Gulili 3tis Dei gra Angliae Scotiae

              ffran et Hibern Regis fldei Defensoris &c Decimo Annoq

              Dni 1698

                The Condition of this Obligation is Such that whereas the

              the above named William Dent is by his Excy ffrancis Nichol

              son Esqr Capt genll and Governr in Chiefe of his Matys

              Province of Maryland and the Territorys thereto belonging

              Appointed and Comissionated to be Navll Officer of Potomoke

              District according to the direction of a Certeine Act of

              Parliamt Intituled an Act for the Encouragemt of Trade made

              in the 15th Year of the reigne of our late Sovreigne Lord K:

              Charles the Second of blessed Memory Now if so be the sd

              William Dent shall well and faithfully pforme his Duty in the

              said Office in all things thereunto relateing Then this Obliga

              tion to be Voyd and of None effect or else the Same to be and

              remaine in full power force and Virtue

                Sealed and Delivere'dWilliam Dent [Seal]

                in the prsence ofThomas Tench [Seal]

                Henry Iowles George Plater [Seal]

                Iames ffrisby

                Thomas Tasker

          p. 223 ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Capt genll and Govr in Chiefe in &

              over his Matys Province of Maryland & Vice Admirall of the

              Same to John Bozmane gent greeting