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

        Lib. H. D.     Annapolis, under the Board Seal of the Province this 16th day

              of March in the Ninth Year of the Reign of our Soveraign

              Lord King William the Third &ca

                           Annoq Domini 1696/7

                           God Save the King.   ffr: Nicholson

               On the Back of the sd Proclamacon was thus written Vizt

              The Sheriffs are likewise Ordered to give Publick notice how

              that the Court of Chancery and the Governr and Councill for

              hearing Appeals and Writs of Error will Sit at the End of the

              next Provinciall Court pursuant to an Order of my Self and

              Councill of the 9th of Decr past.

                                         ffr: Nicholson

               It being Reprsented that the State House Work was much

              neglected; a Lre thereon was drawn up, in Ordr to be sent

              to Coll: Herman, as follows Vizt

            Port of Annapolis, March the 16th 1696/7.

                   His ExnCys Lre Coll: Herman.

              to Coll Herman   .

              abt the State I do admire you should so trifle with the

              House &ca Countrey in yor extraordinary delay about the

              State House Work, which for ought I see is not likely to be

              ffinish'd this half year yet, at the rate of yor manner of pro

              ceeding; besides the damage which will Ensue for want of the

              House being done—The Records lying in a very great danger

              to be spoyld by gusty weather and exposed to the hazard of

              burning in the place, they are now lodged, and the Countrey

              put to further Charge for House Rent—This comes therefore

              Express to acquaint you tht if you don't forthwith come down

              & bring all workmen & materialls necessary for ffinishing

              thereof, so that it may be fully complea ted by the of may

              next (having deferr'd the provll Court till then for yor gaining

              time) you must expect to be Arrested in an Action of 2000 ll

              sterl. in behalfe of the Countrey & in the interim I shall take

              Care to imploy men to ffinish it_Yor imediate Answer is

              Required hereto from

               Read & Approved off, in Councill. ffr: Nicholson

                                   H. Denton Cl. Concil.

              A Lre from    Read a Letter by his Exncy Rëcd: from the

              Mr Povey

              Read inhonrble John Povey Esq Dated at Whitehall the

              Councill &ca  27th of August last past thereby intimating that

              Mr Chilton and Mr Randolph being not able to give any

              certain Accot of the Value and Currency of Coynes in Mary

          p. 467 land was a Reason nothing has been done therein as yet;