132   Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1702.

               Lib. X. Read a Duplicate of the Earl of Nottinghams Letter of the

                   7th of May with her Majestys Declaration of War against

                   France & Spain

               p. 298 Produced & read his Excellency the Governor of Virginias

                   Letter of the 5th of October to his Honour the President

                   desiring him to send down the Eagle Advice Boat to Kiquotan

                   to help the Southampton to careen & thereupon ordered that

                   the said Captain Bostock with her Majestys Advice Boat

                   Eagle go down to Kiquotan with the first fair wind and

                   weather presenting there to receive the directions of his

                   Excellency the Governor of Virginia for her Majestys Service

                   in that Colony

                     Read Captain Bostocks Letter of the 6th of November 1702

                   expressing what straight he is in for want of Victuals

                     Whereupon Ordered that upon the said Captain Bostocks

                   giving his Bond to her Majesty for his repaying One hundred

                   pounds Geo: Plater Esqr her Majestys Receiver of Puttuxent

                   Districk pay unto the Captain Bostock One hundred pounds

                   Sterling for the Supply of her Majestys Ship Eagle Advice

                   Boat.

                     Read his Excellency the Governor of Virginias Letter of

                   the 4th instant to his Honour the President giving An Accot

                   that forasmuch as there were Letters from Engld Advising

                   that a man of war might be shortly expected to relieve the

                   Southampton he had laid an Embargo on the Shipping in

                   that Colony hoping the Ships ready to Sail for England might

                   have the Benefit of Convoy under her Majestys said Ship the

                   Southampton

                     Resolved that the General Assembly be prorogued until

                   the first day of February next.

                     Major Josiah Wilson Sheriff of Prince Georges County

                   Represents to the Board that, by mistake one Hundred

               P 299 thirty six Taxables were not brought into this Years List.

                     Whereupon ordered that he collect the publick & County

                   Levy p Poll from the said Persons and be accountable for the

                   same to the next Assembly & Committee for Laying the

                   publick Levy

                     Then came Mr Thomas Howell Minister of Choptank &

                   Dorset County Parishes & complained against Mr Anthony

                   Le Count Hezekiah Mackey & Stewart, Vestrymen of Chop-

                   tank Parish for that they had Letted him in the Enjoyment

                   of his rights and Priviledges & turning him out of the Vestry

                   & taken the Records of the Vestry away violently Mr John

                   Le Count saying that he Would Justify the same and bear

                   all Charges

                     The said Gentlemen being summoned appeared & being

                   asked what reason they had to use such Violent proceedings