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

       Lib. C. B. Maryland sst

           p. 42  Att a Councill held at the Councill Roome in the Towne

                  & Port of Annapolis Thursday the 21st of ffebry 1705/6

                                    Present

                       His Excellency the Governour

                   The honrble Thomas Tench Esq Coll John Hamond Coll

                  Edward Lloyd Lt Coll William Holland & Mr James Sanders.

                   His Excellency tells the Councill that they Cannot but be

                  Sencible of the Reference formerly made of her Majestys

                  Royall commands as to Towns and Ports with other Matters

                  to be laid before the Generall Assembly at their next Sitting,

                  And therefore Desires their Advice when it will be a proper

                  time for the Assembly to Sitt his Excellency Observing to

                  the Board that he should be very glad they might Sitt long

                  enough & rise timely to have the Iournalls & other Proceed

                  ing Transcribed to go with the men of Warr expected.

                   The Boarde do say that the first Tuesday in Aprill will be

                  a very Proper time.

                   Ordered that Proclamation and Letters be writt to require

                  them to meet.

           p. 43  His Excellency recomends to the Councill that they will in

                  their Severall Countys endeavour to perswade a Complyance

                  to her Majestys Reasonable Comands Which they say they

                  will readily endeavour.

                   His Excellency acquaints the Boarde that the Severall per

                  sons who keep fferrys usually refuse to give dispatch to

                  publiq Pacquetts & Messengers Unless the Persons bringing

                  the Same have ready money to Answer their Demands there

                  fore.

                   Ordered that caution be given to them from this Board to

                  give Dispatch to all Such pacquetts and Messengers for her

                  Majestys Service without Exacting any Reward therefore on

                  pain of being Displaced & others Putt in their Steads.

                   Coll Biggers Comander in Cheife in Calvert County not

                  having returned a List of his Officers Ordered that the

                  Clerke of this Board write to him to hasten the Same that

                  they may be approv'd and Comissionated.

                   Mr Keeth and Mr Adams Petition and Letter to his Excel

                  lency and Councill on Mr Micnishes Application being read,

                  Ordered thereon that there be no meeting houses Built

                  within Less then halfe a mile of any Established Church

                  already Built; That they give an Account of all the meeting

                  houses they have to the County Court who are to give his

           p. 44  Exncy an Account thereof, And that before they build any

                  more they Acquaint his Excellency therewith & where

                  Scituated.