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234 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1707/8. Lib. C. B. Att a Councill held Febry 17th 1707/8 p. 107 Present
His Excy the Governour
Thomas Tench Esqr Col Wm Holland And The honble . Col. Francis Jenkins Col. W Coursey
Capt John Darrocott Comander of the Ship Susanah of Barnstaple a Trader in this Province in Chester River Com plains to his Excy and the Board That whereas by the late Act of Assembly for Encouragement of Townes he is obliged to keep Store and sell his Goods in Townes But that there is no Towne Built where he Trades so that he is under the Dilemmas Either of Exposeing his Goods to the Weather desert his Continued place of Trade or render himself ob noxious to the penalty of the said Act of Assembly. Colonel Thomas Smith late Speaker of the House of Dele gates being present at the Board his Excy was pleased to Ask him how it came to pass that the Assembly had not made provision in Case Convenient Store houses were not Built in due time. To which he Answered he was sure it was the Intention of the Assembly to have done so as may be seen by giving Lib erty to the Inhabitants to Build untill September next. Whereupon his Excy the Governour & Councill together with Col Thomas Smith and Mr Iustice Lloyd were of Opin p. zoS ion that in any Reasonable or Equitable Construction he would not be Lyable to the penaltys of the Act if he should sell his Goods Elce where and that no Advantage in this Case ought to be taken untill September next against him or any other person. Mr Bordley late Clark of the provinciall Court appears at the Boarde made oath that being asked for four Navigation Bonds which the Attorney Genll inform'd him he was ordered to prosecute upon the strictest Search he could not find them in the Secretarys Office neither did he ever see them. Peter Perry who had been Admitted in forma pauperis and Thomas Macknemarra assigned to prosecute his Cause against Roger Wolford Complained to his Excy that notwithstanding that Admision Macnemarra had taken twenty Shillings and one hundred pound of Bacon of him as Fees in that Cause and having now by his Misbehaviour rendred himself un capable of doing him any Service Refused to returne him the same. The said Macnemara being at the Door his Excy ordered the Sherriff of Ann Arundell County to ask him if he had taken any such Reward. To which the Sherriff returned that
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