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        The honble Iames Frisby Esqr says that his Father in the    Lib. X.

      time of the Lord Baltimore bought some Land of his Lord

      ship which was escheated & so found by a Iury of Enquest

        Whereupon it is observed that the reason why the Lord

      Baltimores Agent do not get the Office for Escheats settled

      in this Province is because his Lordship will not do any one

      act to acknowledge his Majestys Government here

        Whereupon on Consideration of this Petition & the petition  p. 188

      of Joseph Johnson of Dorchester County advised that some

      remonstrance be made to their Lordships the right honble the

      Lords of the Council of trade & Plantations that some care

      may be taken & directions given for the Settling this matter

      of escheats here for want whereof several ill Consequences

      may ensue to the disturbance of this his Majestys Province &

      Especially in regard that the methods now used by his Lord-

      ships Agents in setling Lands where no heir appears here

      without any inquest found thereon is nothing but a delusion

      & fraud to the unthinking people that purchase the same &

      have nothing but his Lordships Right therein

                   November the 12th 1698

           The Council Sate present as yesterday

        Produced & read a Letter from the right honble the Lords

      of the Council of trade & foreign Plantations to his Excel

      lency the Governor dated at Whitehal the 23d of August 1698

      giving an Accot of his Majestys Pleasure to remove him to

      Virginia

        Produced & read a copy of the Kings order in Council of

      the 7th of November 1695 Concerning the Bounds of this

      Province

        A Duplicate of his Majestys Letter to his Excellency about

      Supressing illegal Traders dated the 27th of April 1697

        Also a Duplicate of their Lordships Letter of the 2d of

      September 1697

                   November the 15th 1698

                          Present

                His Excellency the Governor

                   Collo Henry Iowles Chancellor

                   Thomas Tench Esqr                of his Majtys

       the honble  Collo Cha Huchins                   Council        p. 189

                   Collo Iohn Addison    

           Robert Smith &             Justices of the Provl Court

           Thomas Tasker Esq