148 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1703.

          Lib. X.  your Reasons why our order of Yesterday for the Service of

                   her most sacred Majesty were not Duly Complied with

                   further you are in her said Majy Names required & Com

                   manded forthwith to transmit to us the President & Council

                   on whom the Government of this Province in the Absence of

           p. 323  his Excellency Colo Nathaniel Blakiston her Majestys Captain

                   General & Governor in chief thereof is devolved according

                   to the Instructions of the Lords of the Admiralty dated the

                   25th of June 1701 a true and Exact Journal of your Proceed

                   ings since his said Excellency Colo Blakistons departure as by

                   their said Lordships Instructions is directed and you are

                   required to do every three months or oftner hereof fail not

                   as you will Answer the contrary at your Peril Given under

                   our hands and Seals this fifteenth day of April in the second

                   year of her Majestys Reign &ca Annoq Dni 1703

                                                    Tho Tench President X

                    To Captain Nath Bostock           John Hammond      X

                   on Board her Majestys              Edward Lloyd      X

                   Eagle Advice Boat                  Wm Holland        X

                    Came Onesiphorus Haughton Chirurgeon of the said

                   Advice Boat & says he was ordered by Captain Bostock to

                   present the following Letter to the President and Council vizt

                   Honble Gentlemen

                    I acquaint you that I have been here with her Majestys

                   Vessel above this eight days expecting your Orders but have

                   received none it being fittest for her Majestys Service that

                   the vessel should be at the mouth of James River to prevent

                   false trading & protecting this Province there being never

                   a man of war there do think fit to Sail there with the Consent

                   of my Officers if you do not send me orders so to do I am

                                                  Honble Gentlemen

                                                  Your humble Servant

                                                  N Bostock

          p.  324   Her Majestys Advice Boat

                   Eagle at the mouth of Severn       Tim Cockling Boats

                   April 15th 1703 Maryland           John Symonds Carpenter

                     Gent I desire your immediate answer

                    The said Doctor Haughton being asked if he had brought

                   any answer from Captain Bostock to this Board says that he

                   has nothing further to deliver that he has nothing to do with

                   the Command of the Ship nor has been advised with by

                   Captain Bostock as the Boatswain & Carpenter have &

                   then withdrew