110 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1700.

          Lib. H. D. Instructions, with your own Particular Observations upon the

                  Character of each person.

                    The Acts of the General Assembly of that Province that

                  you have lately Transmitted to us are now in the hand of Mr

                  Attorney Genll for his Opinion thereupon in Point of Law,

                  And that for Religion being amongst the rest, when they

                  come Back to us, whatsoever has been Alledged either by

                  your Selfe or by the Councill of Maryland in their Letter to

                  us upon That Subject, shal be duly Considered. In the

                  mean while upon this Occasion of Acts lying either wth the

                  Attorney or Solicitor Genll you will do well to take Notice

                  That it will be for the Service of the Province, that an Agent

              p. 177 be Constituted with Authority and Instructions from thence

                  to Solicite the Dispatch of that and all other Publick business

                  wherein the Province is Concerned the Charge need not be

                  great. It is a thing done by most of the Plantacons and

                  proves very Usefull to them.

                    We shall Expect your Answer to what we write you about

                  a Trade with the Western Indians, and whatever else you can

                  Suggest on that Subject after you have had the Meeting

                  which you Intend with the Earle of Bellamont.

                    You have done well in Transmitting to us Copys of what

                  you Sent to Mr Secretary Vernon, relating to Capt Munday,

                  and we desire you to Send the like Copies of whatsoever you

                  shall write to other Offices, upon Such publick Occasions for

                  the future, Tho there may be many things Sent to us in this

                  Manner, upon wch it is not proper for us to give Directions

                  yet the whole is very Necessary for our Information; We

                  Acquainted the Lords of the Treasury with the Account you

                  give of the Pyrates Effects in your hands, and doubt not but

                  if you have not already you will have due Orders for the

                  disposal thereof.

                    We Observe what you write about the Proposalls made by

                  the Assembly for paying the publick Leavie in Money; But

                  forbear returning any Answer att present So Material a

                  Change requiring Consideration.

              P.     178 We desire you (as we shall do the Governors of all his

                  Matys other Plantations respectively) That a Memorandum

                  be Entred upon the Councill Books to Caution the said Coun

                  cill that whenever the Governmt of Maryland by the Death

                  Absence or Removall of a Governor or Lievt Governor, Ime

                  diatly Commissioned by his Maty comes to devolve upon a

                  President and the Councill of the Said Province The Said

                  President and Council do forbear to pass any Acts, but Such

                  as are Imediatly necessary for the Peace and Welfare of the