178 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1704.

          Lib. C. B. Whether It will not be very prejudiciall to the Country and

                 whether it may be proper to Comunicate this to the Generall

                12 Assembly or not and in what manner and what measures are

                 fittest to be taken to prevent it. The Board Say it will be

                 extream Burthensome to this Province.

                   And it is Resolved that first of all a Letter be wrote to the

                 Agent for this Province together with an Address to her

                 Majesty And that in Case the Said Agent finds the Matter to

                 be as Reported, to get the Same presented; otherwise that he

                 do not prefferr the Same.

                   And that the Said Agent be cautioned to use his utmost

                 Endeavours to obstruct any such pernicious Designs against

                 this Government, and to give us an Account thereof.

                   Further Resolved that this Affair be laid before the next

                 Session of Assembly in such manner as shall be concerted by

                 this board at their next meeting.

                   Ordered that her Majestys Attorney Generall drawe the

                 Said Address, and write the Said Letter. Mr Joseph Holts

                 Petition Read And Ordered that Edward Hilliard the Church

                 Warden be sumoned to appear before the Councill att their

                 next meeting the fifth of September next. And Ordered that

              p. 13 the Key be Delivered to Mr Holt till further Orders and in

                 case that parish have any complaint to make against the said

                 Mr Holt that they then appear here.

                   As to his Complaint against the Sherriff Order that Mr

                 Hays's Bond be assigned.

                   John Kings Petition Read And referred to the Considera

                 tion of the Justices of the Provinciall Court. Memdm to write

                 to Mr Bradley.

                   Mr Thomas Bordley Cleark of Ann Arundell County Court

                 his petition for Settlement of Some ffees read. And the

                 Assembly being near at hand the Pettion is refered to the

                 Consideration thereof.

                   Ordered that the Court of Vice Admiralty proceed to the

                 Tryall of the Martinicoe prize Imported by Captain Richard

                 Johnson late Comander of the Briganteen Betty.

                   Her Majesty's Attorney Generall Informs his Excellency

                 and this Boarde that two Jesuites were presented in St Marys

                 County one for Dedecating (consecrating) a popish Chappell

                 and the other for Saying Mass prayed the Advice of this

                 Board what Measures he Should take therein. Whereupon

                 It is Ordered that the Said Jesuites be Sumoned to appear

                 before the Governour and Councill at the next Assembly the

                 Eighth day of September And that the Iustices of St Marys

                 County Court Transmitt the proceedings of their Court

                 relating thereto, before his the Governour & Councill.