20    Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698.

          Lib. X.  Now the said Pinnace being Supposed to belong to some

                   of his Majestys Ships of war

                     Ordered that Mr Thomas Collier Marshall of the Court of

                   Admiralty on the eastern shore take the said Robert Reed

                   into his custody & bring him before his Excellency the Gov

                   ernor to answer his Contempt of his said Excellencys Procla

                   mation in conveying the said Seamen away contrary thereto

                     Ordered likewise that the said Mr Collier take the said

                   Pinnace Masts Sails & Appurtenances into custody & bring

                   her to the Port of Annapolis

                     Ordered that publick notice be given that what persons

                   soever do take Boats or any thing else of runaway Seamen

                   for conveying them away such will be prosecuted as Acces

                   sarys to the felonies of such deserting Seamen

                     Read the Petition of Mr Thomas Lovett petitioning for his

                   & his mens wages which being matter of Law is referred to

                   the honble Thomas Tench Esqr Iudge of the Court of Admi

                   ralty within this Province

                     Upon the Petition of William Hutchison ordered that Cap

                   tain Iohn Bayne of Charles County his Sheriffs Bond in the

                   Year 1696 be Assigned him

           p. 175  A Draught of a Commission appointing Majr Wm Dent to

                   be his Majestys Atty Genl within this Provs read & approved

                   of

                     Read the Instructions which he designs to give to the sev

                   eral Clks of the Indictments which are well approved

                     Court of Appeals & writts of Error further deferred until

                   Monday next

                     Ordered that Mr William Hopkins have notice to attend

                     Ordered that Mr Edward Batson be Commissionated Clerk

                   to his Excellency the Governor & Council in the Court of

                   Appeals & writts of Error held before them

                     Ordered that the Sheriff of Ann Arundel County set a

                   Guard upon the Prison that no person be Suffered to dis

                   course with Mr Philip Clark to prevent his subtle insinuations

                            October the 27th 1698

                 The Council Sate & were present as Yesterday

                     Ordered that Summons issue from this Board to summon

                   Captain Daniel Ienifer to appear before this Board with all

                   Convenient speed

                     Ordered as it is hereby ordered that the Clerk of the

                   Council in Assembly & the Clerk of the house of Delegates

                   each of them make out one fair Iournal for the Secrys Office

                   & two transcripts of the same to go for England & that then