198 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1705/6.

       Lib. H. D. and singular the Ports and Places in Pensilvania Maryland

                  New York & Conecticot on the Continent of North America

          p. 198  wee Relying and Considering on your Diligence and fidelity

                  therein Do hereby in Pursuance of the Severall powers to

                  us in that behalf Given by his Royall Highness Prince George

                  of Denmark Lord High Admirall of England Ireland &c

                  and of all her Majestys Plantations &c and Generallissimo

                  of all her Majestys fforces &c Do Constitute Authorize and

                  Depute and Appoint you the said Iames Couts and Hercules

                  Couts Agents for the affaires of the Admiralty for all and

                  singular the Severall Ports and Places of Pensilvania Mary

                  land New Yoark & Conecticot as aforesaid, desireing and

                  Requireing you by all Lawfull ways and means to Endeavour

                  the Recovery and Preservation of all his Royall Highnesses

                  Admiralty Rights and perquisites which have shall or may

                  happen to Come or be brought into all Every or any the

                  Ports and places afd with full power and Authority to you

                  the said James Couts and Hercules Couts to ask Demand

                  & Receive of all and every person and persons all Such

                  Tenths Salvages and other Dues and Rights belonging to

                  his Royall Highness Issueing or araiseing out of the same

                  and Rendering Due accompts thereof to us from time to

                  time pursuant to the Tenour of a Certain obligation bearing

                  even Date with these presents for that purpose Entred into

                  by Thomas Couts Mercht and James Cambell Mercht for

                  and in your behalf and for your better Government in the

                  Premisses we send you herewith some Instructions which

                  you are desired to Comply with and follow, as well as with

                  such further or other Directions Instructions and orders as

                  there shall or May be occasion hereafter to send you, and

                  for your so doing this shall be your sufficient Warrant to

                  which Wee have putt our severall hands and seals this

                  Eleventh Day of Febuary in the year of our Lord 1705/6

                                                    J Dod

                  To James Couts and Hercules Couts Esq J Warters

                            at Pensilvania

                    Instructions You are to Use your utmost Endeavour to

                  prevent Embezellments in all Shipps & goods that shall be

                  brought into any of your ports and places as prize by any

                  privateers belong to any of her Majestys Subjects and see

                  that such Captors after Condemnacon pay their Tenths duly

                  togather with the Incident Charges due to you for what you

                  shall act and Doe therein before such prize shall be Suffered

          p. 199  to Depart.

                    2 Where any Merchant Shipp or other Shipp or Vessell

                  whatsoever not Carrying a Comission shall Take any Vessell