Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 77

       On back of the above Proclamation issued to the Severall Lib. H. D.

     Counties was thus written, Vizt

       I do hereby in his Mats Name Comand that the Sherriff of p. ‘°7

     each respective County with all convenient Speed possibly

     that may be; shew the within Proclamation to the Clerk of

     each respective Parish within their County and I do in his

     Mat, name Comand the Clerk of each parish to take a true

     Copy of this Proclamation and make a Record of the Same

     among the rest of their parish proceedings and this my

     Proclamation is to be kept by the Clerk of the County.

       I do also in his Mats Name Command that the Vestry of

     each respective parish Return me under their hands by the

     next Provinciall Court or sooner a true and full Accot of what

     great Church Bibles, Comon Prayer Books & Books of

     Homilies they have & how they Came by thm as also if they

     have now Recd: from me as a Guift to their Parish ffour

     Ordinary Bibles ffour of the Reverend Doctr William's Cate

     chisms Stitch't, as also four of his Lawfullness of Comon

     Prayer worship &ca Stitch't and one whole Duty of Man, and

     if they did not Receive one of the Reverend Dr Brays Cate

     cheticall Lectures; all persons to whom this is directed are

     not to faile to Comply with these my Commands, as they

     will answer the contrary at their perill; Given under my hand

     the day and Year of the Date of this Proclamation

                                      ffr: Nicholson

     Mr Hen: Denton.

       I would have waited on you my Self according to his Exncys

     Ordr for the Sadles and Armes but that I am at prsent very

     lame; I desire they may be delivered to the Bearer James

     Waple; also 1000 ffiints: 2 Spades 2 pick axes; with 20 lb of

     Powder & 40 lb Bullet and Swan Shott: and this with his

     Receipt Shall Oblige me to be Accountable for the Same,

     Jam

                       Sr Your ffriend & Servant

       March the 1st 1696/7.    Richd Brightwell

           Maryland ss

     Mr Hastwells Whereas the honrble the Governrs and Trustees,

       Power to receive Gifts appointed for the Erecting and Endowing Gram

     for the ffree mar Scholes within this his Mats Province have at

     Scholes &Ca a meeting and Consultacon held at the Port of

     Annapolis the tenth day of October last past taken into Con- p. 478

     sideracon and Actually Agreed upon Building a House for a

     ffree Schole within the sd Port and have already Engaged