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

        Lib H. D,  tion to be Voyd and of none Effect or else the Same to be in

               full force & Virtue

              Signed Sealed & Delivered     George Plater [Seale]

                  in the prsence of William Dent [Seale]

           Hen: Iowles                Jacob Moreland [Seale]

                Tho:    Tench

               Maryland Ss

                 Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt gen” and Govr in Chiefe in and

               Over his Matys Province of Maryland And territoryes thereto

               belonging and Vice Admirall of the Same To George Plater

               Esqr Greeting

                 Haveing Speciall trust and Confidence in your fidelity

               Integrity Knowledge and Circumspection I do hereby Nomi

               nate appoint and Constitute you the sd George Plater to be

               Navll Officer of the Porte of Putuxent within this his Matyes

               Province of Maryland hereby giveing and granting unto you

               the sd George Plater full power And Authority to Act do

               pforme & Execute All and Singular the Lawfull Powers and

               Authorityes and other things wtsoever incident to the sd Office

               of Navll Officer And to take and receive to your Own proper

               use & benefitt all such Law full ffees pquisites and Advantages

               as to the sd Office do in any wise Appurteine To have & to

               hould the Same dureing pleasure Given Att the Town and

               Port of Annapolis under my hand and Scale this the 22th day

               of October in the 10th year of the reigne of our Sovreigne Ld

               King William the 3d of England &c. Annoq Dni 1698

                                               ffr: Nicholson

                 Recëd from Mr Richd Beard Arms belonging to the Country

               as follows Nine fusees Nine Slung ditto three worms one long

               bullett Mould Nine Cartouch Boxes, Nine belts for Ditto five

               bright hatchetts three black Ditto I say reced the Same for the

               use of Prince Georges County this 27th 7ber 1698

                                        p me John Addison

                      [Petition of Justices.]

                 Whereas there have of late been many Scandalous &

               Defamatory Rumors and Storeys Stirred up in this Province

               but more particularly in St Marys County tending to the dis

           p. 238  quiett and trouble of this his Matys happy Governmt And

               with which falce Reportes its much doubted many of his

               Matys Good and peaceable Subjects have been much Amused

               and Abused by false Notions and Apprehentions which if

               not Speedily removed may tend to the great Damage and