176     Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1704.

       Lib. C. B.  Att a Councill held at the Towne and Port of Annapolis

            p. 7  Thursday the Sixth of June 1704

                  Present His Excellency the Governour &c

                    The honrble Thomas Tench Esqr Coll John Hamond and Lt

                  Coll William Holland.

                    His Excellency is pleased to acquaint the Councill that he

                  designs about the 13th Instant to take a Short Iourney to the

                  Northward, to conferr with his Excellency the Lord Cornberry

                  her Majestys Governour of New Yorke for her Majestys Service,

                  and in Some measure for the preservation of his health, this

                  hott Sultry weather, and that he will leave his Instructions in

                  case any Emergency should happen.

                    The wich his said Excellencys Intention was well approved

                  of by the Board,

                    Iohn Dansey Esqr her Majestys Collector of Potomeck came

                  and Produced The honrble the Comissioners of her Majestys

                  Customes Deputation to him for the Said Office Dated the

                  Twenty Second Day of August 1702 tooke the Oaths Ap

                  pointed by Act of Parliamt Instead of the Oaths of Allegiance

                  and Supremacy Oath of Abjuration and oath of Coliecter and

                  Signed the Test.

                    The said John Dansey Esq made Complaint to his Excel

                  lency and the Board that a Servant of his a School Master

           p. 8   Henry Gerrard who was lately before this Board having be

                  haved himself very refractorily and Imprudently threatened to

                  lay his wife Sprawling, & that thereupon he had corected him

                  for his ill behaviour and broake his head. Since which the

                  said Gerrard had absented himself viz, from the 19th Instant

                  and as he is informed applyed himself to the honrble Kenelm

                  Cheseldyn Esqr one of her Majestys Councill before whom he

                  had Sworne the Peace against him, and thereupon the said

                  Mr Cheseldyn had Issued his Warrant to apprehend the

                  said Dansey and his wife.

                    This Board do say that it is not usuall to Suffer Servants to

                  Swear the peace against their Masters that if it should it

                  might be very inconvenient.

                    Ordered that Mr Cheseldyn be wrote to not to Countenance

                  the said Gerrard.

           p. 9         Att a Councill held at Annapolis

                                June 29th 1704

                Present his Excellency the Governour in a full Councill

                    Upon reading this day at the Board the petition of Severall

                  Masters of Shipps now ready to Sayle for England praying