204 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1706.

      Lib. C. B.  Arms and Amunition viz. (ent. the Arms) and do by these

                  presents Oblige my self my heires Exrs & Admrs to be Ac

                  countable therefore unto her Majesty her heires and Succes

                  sors so often as shall be thereto required I Witness whereof

                  I have hereunto Sett my hand & Affixed my Seale the Day

                  & year above written.

           p. 51  Att the Councill held at Annapolis Munday

                    Septembr 22d 1706. Present

                  His Excellency the Governour

                   The honrble Thomas Tench Esq Robert Smith Esq Coll John

                  Hamond Coll Edward Lloyd James Sanders Esq William

                  Coursey.

                   His Excellency acquaints the Board that having Severall

                  weighty Matters to lay before them for her Majestys Service

                  in as much as he is not yett recovered from his late long

                  indisposition he hopes they will not take it Amiss if he has

                  not put them in such regular Methods as they should be.

                   And first his Excellency is Pleased to take Notice of her

                  Majestys Royall Instructions for the building Goales &c and

                  how Often the Insufficiency of the Goale at Annapolis had

                  been represented, Whereupon with the Advice of the honrble

                  Councill he had caused it to be amended & Strengthned

                  Which Majr Josiah Wilson had undertaken and Performed

                  The Board do say that it was very Requisite & approving

                  thereof referr'd Majr Wilson to the Comittee for laying the

                  Publiq Levy for payment, And Coll Hamond Desired to give

                  them Satisfaction therein.

                   His Excellency was Pleased to produce a Letter from Sr

           p. 52  Thomas Laurence Barrot Secretary of this Province of the

                  fourth of ffebry wherein he much reflected upon his Excel

                  lencys Iustice and kindness to him here intimateing that his

                  said Excellency had put many Difficultys upon him as Obliging

                  to give an unreasonable Security to William Bladen for the

                  Payment of a Taylors Bill as he is Pleased to Terme it with

                  Interest equall to the Principall. Whereupon the Boarde

                  considering the said Letter & unjust Reflections make the

                  ffollowing Representation Wee are truly Sencible that in this

                  Perticular Sr Thomas Laurence makes a very ungratefull Re.

                  turne, for his said Excellencys Interposition if it may be so

                  called in that matter Since it was altogether in his Favour,

                  for the further Confirmation whereof Mr Bladens Declaration.

                  As to Sr Thomas Laurence Reflection that his Excellency &

                  her Majestys Councill here by Order of Councill had putt the