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      lating abuses in the Plantacon Trade give Security for their Lib. H. D.

      places.

      Ordr abt Coll: Whereas in the year 1695: the Assembly had

      Thomas to pay the Chan- Omitted to Assess or appoint what Tobo should

      celors Tobo be allowed to the honrble Coll: Henry Jowles Chan

      cellor for writing and Sealing the Laws of three Assemblys

      wch notwithstanding he put in for the Same in the publick

      Leavy of Baltimore County that year, which was accordingly

      allowed him by the Commrs of that County Court as also for

      Seal to two County Commissions there, but being by an

      Order from this Board Dated the day of Stopt

      till further Order Recd: And fforasmuch as the sd Coll: Jowles

      hath now upon his application set forth how th the Assembly

      have since setled what he should take for the sd Laws Viz

      1480: pounds of Tobo for Each body and that the seal for the

      two sd Commissions is not yet Satisfied; Ordered therefore

      that Coll John Thomas former Sheriff do upon Sight hereof

      Satisfye & pay out of the publick Tobo of the sd County

      lodged th year in his hands what legally can be claimed by

      the sd Coll: Jowles; notwithstanding any former Ordr from

      this Board to the Contrary.

      Somerset  Read a Paper of Greivances Reprsented from

      County Grievances the Grand Jury of Somerset County Court, And

      recomended to for Answer his Exncy say's that he is very sorry

      the Assembly.

               that they lye undr so many Grievances & is very

      much troubled, that he cannot at present Remedy them, but

      tht God willing will Recommend them to the Assembly when

      they sit and would have them give these Greivances in Charge

      to their Burgesses that Acts or Ordinances of Assembly may p. 475

      be passed to Redress thm

        Ordered that the Same be sent to the Sherriff of the said

      County to be made publick.

        A Schedule of what Goods was brought in our Boat, Vizt

      in a boat Goods Seized One Cagg of Rum containing 9: glls 1: half

      by Majr  barrel of Beer 1: Ditto half out or thereabouts 2

      Thompson & Runletts Ditto, of 2 galls each 1: pt & 1/2 of

      Ordr thereon.  .

               Spirits 1: pt & 1/2 of Sugar'd Rum 1: pt bottle of

      Rum & Sirup mixt 13: pr of Gloves 1: ffishing lyne 1: knife

      & forke 3: small peices of Lead i: Barrell of Bisket 1: pot

      and pothooks 1: fowling Peice and Amunicon 1: Small Glass

      bottle—2 Chests and a Small box 1: large Cake of Ginger

      bread 10 Dollars 5: Cask of Sugr containing upwards of 800:

      weight. All which abovesd Goods were Seized and still