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

           Lib. x. Produced and read some former proceedings in Council in

               this Providence of the 29th of Iune 1688 being the petition of

               Richard Woolman to have his Patent upon Record altered &

               the order thereon which is referred to the Iustices of the

               Provincial Court

                 Whereas the Board do understand that the sickness is gone

               & that the People have generally found great Benefit by the

               Cool Springs & that good Crops are likely to be made the

               Gentlemen present say the believe the same affords good

               occasion for a day of thanksgiving to be Set apart.

                 Ordered that the Commissary General do cause his Records

               to be inspected to see what devises have been made Contrary

               to Law vizt to Superstitious uses or what Gifts & bequests

           p. 149 are not legally disposed of & return an accot of them to his

               Majestys Council at Law & so to do the same yearly

         Lib. H. D.         September the 6th 1698

           p.  Then reced of Mr Richd Beard high Sherriffe of Ann Arun

               dell County Nine fusees nine Slung ditto Eleaven granado

               shells Eleaven fusees one Budge Barrell Nine Cartouch boxes

               Nine Neats leather belts five bright hamer hatchetts three

               black Ditto four hand Bills three Worms all for the use of

               Somersett County reced p me

                                             Wm Whittington

                       September the 5th 1698

                 Reced of Richard Beard Sher of Ann Arundell County nine

               fuses nine Slung Ditto nine Cartouch boxes five bright ham

               mer hatchetts three black ditto Nine Neates leather Belts four

               hand Dills Eleaven Granado shells Eleaven fusees one lung

               shot mould one boudge barrell 3 Worms I say reced p

                                                John Taylor.

               Maryland ss

                 Know all men by these ptsents that we George Plater Esqr

               William Dent of Charles County & Jacob Moreland of St

               Maryes County gentn are holden and firmly bound unto his

               Excy ffrancis Nicholson his Matys Capt genll & Governr in

               Chiefe of his Province of Maryland in the full and lust Sume

               of one thousand pds of good & Lawfull money of England to

               be paid to the sd ffrancis Nicholson Esqr his Exrs Admrs or

               Assignes to the wch paymt well and truly to be made we bind

               our selves and either of us our and either of our heires Exrs

               and Admrs Iointly and Sevrally for the whole and in the whole