156 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1703.

          Lib. H. D. of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & three And in the

                 second year of her Matys Reign.

                   To Mr Iames & Hercules Coutts    Iohn Dod.

                 Mrchts in New Castle in pensylvania.

              p.     i88 You are Diligently to the trust & Confidence I have repos'd

                 in you to apply yourself on all occasions to the promoting &

                 Advancing all Iust Rights droits & perquisites of Admiralty in

                 the provinces of pensilvania Maryland & Virginia to the use

                 of his Royall Highness prince George of Denmark Lord

                 High Admirall of England, Ireland &c And of all her Matys

                 plantations &c And Generalissmo of all her Matys fforces.

                   You are during the present Warr Diligently to Enquire &

                 inform your Self of all Shipps & Goods as shall come into any

                 port, Creek or Road of the said provinces or either of them

                 by stress of Weather or other Accident or Mistake of port or

                 by Ignorance not knowing of the Warr as shall belong to her

                 Matys Enemys & also of all Enemys Ships & Goods Casually

                 met at Sea & Seized by any Vessell not Comissionated And

                 of the Ships Vessells & Goods as shall be forsaken or dere

                 licted by the Enemy And also of all Racks of the seas ifiotsam

                 Jetsom Lagon Shipps and Goods of pirates Deodands & all

                 other Droits Rights Dutys and perquisites of Admiralty be

                 longing to the Lord High Admirall

                   You are to give Notice of all such Shipps Vessells Goods

                 or other Droits & perquisites aforemencond To the end that

                 the Same may by you & such person as you from time to

                 time & Appoint be seized & proceeded agt according to due

                 Course of Law to such persons as are legally Authorized in

                 that behalf And also to transmitt an accot thereof to me.

                   You are also after the same are legally Condemn'd to gett

                 the said Ships Vessells Goods & other Droits & perquisites

                 aforemencon'd appraised upon the oaths of four persons at

                 the least & after Appraisement made as afd You are to sell

                 publickly by Inch of Candle Due notice being first Given by

                 the Space of fourteen days at the least in the most publiq

                 places of the said provinces or either of thm of the time &

                 place of sale to the best & fairest Chapman And the proceed

                 thereof after a Reasonable Defalcacon of what Charges you

                 shall be att & a reasonable Allowance for your pains & trouble

                 in the prosecutions Appraisements & Sales of the afore

                 mencond You are to transmitt to me in the most Convenient

                 Manner & with all speed imaginable together with a particular

                 & the Appraisement of all such Ships & Goods Condemn'd

                 & also of the burthen of the sd Ships & the Quantitys & Qua

                 litys of the said Goods.