26   Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698.

            Lib. x.    such his Reports when of any Considerable Value weight or

                 moment ten Shillings & upon small matters Five Shillings

                   Then read the Claim of Lieut Collo Lowe high Sheriff of St

                 Marys County for his trouble about Sly Clark & Mason which

                 is referred to his Majestys Atty Genl to make Report what is

                 fit & reasonable for the delinquents to pay

                   Ordered whereas Sly Clark & Mason are fined 1600 ls

                 of Tobacco that the said fines be appropriated to Satisfy

                 Such Persons who were Imployed on that Affair it being

                 thought reasonabie & necessary that those persons who

                 Laboured to support the Government should be paid &

                 Satisfied without which it will be a discouragement to any

                 persons to shew their readiness to serve his Majesty & the

                 Country upon the like occasion & for want of which great

                 Detriment may happen to the Govt

                           November the 3d 1698

                The Council Sate present as on Tuesday last

                   Read the Petition of George Muschamp Esqr his Majestys

                 Receiver of Potomack & Pocomoke District setting forth that

                 he could not get in so much of the fines & Forfeitures as

                 would Satisfy his Sallary out of the said Districts of Poto

                 mock & Pocomoke therefore desire he may be paid out of the

                 Surplusage of Mr Platers Districts of Putuxent

              p. Whereupon Ordered that Provided he makes it appear

                 he has done his utmost endeavour to receive what fines &

                 Forfeitures are due in his districts & that they will not

                 Answer his Sallary that then he be paid the same out of

                 the Surplussage in Mr Platers District of Putuxent

                   Ordered for the future that the Deputy Receivers &

                 Naval Officers take care to return their accts fairly Stated

                 to the Receivers & Treasurers that they may be Ready Ad

                 justed before the Assembly meets

                            November 10th 1698

                   The honble his Majestys Council Sate

                                  Present

                   His Exy Fra Nicholson Esqr Capt Genl

              Collo Henry Jowles                Collo John Addison

                 the honble                      Thomas Tench Esqr  &

              Collo Cha Huchins                 Tho Brooke Esqr

                  Read the Petition of Captain Ebenezer Blakiston Com

                 plaining against Mr Edward Catharst Mercht