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

         Lib. H. D. Well approved on by the whole Grand Jury and Requested

                to be Signifyed and Assigned Soe, p me

                                           Hen:  ffernley fforem.

                Navail Officers Ordered that the Respective Navll Officers

                Order'd to get their Accots within this Province prepare their Accots Ready

                ready agt the and be here with them at the Port of Annapolis

                Assbly

                        by the 26th of this instant May in Ordr to make

                Oath to the Same before the whole Assembly.

                Justices & Ordered that Some of the Honrd the Justices of

                Grand Jury of

                the Provll the Prov” Court and Grand Inquest for the Body

                Court Order'd of this Province do on Munday morning next goe

                to View & give

                their Opinion and View the State House work and Return their

                abt the pub. Oppinion unto his ExncY and Council under their

                lick Buildings hands respectively whether the same be Substan

                tiall and workman like so farr as is done and that they after

                wards veiw the foundation of the Church, and ditch begun to

                be made without the Gate and in like manner returne their

             p. 483     Opinion about the Same with all Convenient Speed, which

                was as follows Vizt

                  We the Justices as well as the Grand Jury are of Opinion

                tht the Work about the State House is Strong Rough work,

                the Leakes in the Shingling being made tite; as for the

                Church what appears to Us we do think very good and well

                Contrived if there be a quick set Hedge Planted it will be better.

                Philip Hoskins Thomas Wills    John Mll Clester,

                Thomas Staley  Thomas Lemare   Benja Ricaud

                Henry ffernley Samll Browne    Morgan Jones

                John Scott     Wm Ebden        Richa Benton

                Robt Hobbs     Joseph Peake Joseph Edloe

                Edward Larimore         John Chairs    Henry Eldersly

                Ralph Smith    Aron Rawlings

                Edward ffilpott       John Seargeant

                John Jacob     John Allford

            Produced and Read the following Peticon, Vizt

         To his Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll & Governr

                            of Maryland.

                    The humble Peticon of Sr Thomas Laurence Bart

                Sr Tho: , Sheweth.

                Pet&Ordr That having brought an Action upon the Case

                of Reference to the Justices against Coll: Nicholas Greenberry in the provll

                        Court for Severall wrongs Recd: from that the sd

                of the Provll Court, touch- Nicholas, his Attorney pleaded to the Jurisdiction

                ing his Action

                agt Coll of the Court as not having powr to trye the sd

                Greenberry. Action; which plea the Court allowed off & so