294 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1714/15.

      Lib. W. B.  off & suffer the Exportation thereof. And advised the sd

                  Embargoe be taken off, & that his Excellency issue his

                  Proclamation notyfying the some.

           p. 26  By His Excellcy the Capt Genrll

                         A Proclamation

                    Whereas in October last the Winters seeming to set in very

                  severely It was thought fit that the Exportation of Indian

                  Corne out of this Province shou'd be Prohibited untill the

                  tenth of March next which was accordingly done by Proclama-

                  tion to that Purpose Issued But for that the winter has since

                  proved very favourable & mild & is pretty farr advanced,

                  And that there seems not to be any absolute Necessity to

                  continue the sd Prohibition l'o the End his Matys good Sub

                  jects of this Province may take the best Advantage of the

                  Marketts I have by the Advice of his Matys Honble Council

                  thought fit to take off the Embargo as afsd lay'd on Indian

                  Corne And do by this my Proclamation direct Comand &

                  require the respective Officers of his Majesties Customs with

                  this Province to take Notice thereof & to Clear all Sloops &

                  Vessells loaden wth Indian Corne as if the sd Prohibition had

                  never been Enjoyned or Embargo lay'd And to the end all

                  Persons may have due Notice hereof I do hereby Comand

                  the respective Sherriffs to Publish this my Proclamation in the

                  most usual & frequented places in their severall Countys.

                  Given at the City of Annapolis this 18th day of Janry in the

                  first year of the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord George by

                  the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King

                  Defdr of the Faith &c.

                    It being observed that whereas the Fee of 480 l of tobacco

                  to the Keeper of the Greate Seale for sealing a Body of Laws

                  for a County Court has been an Ancient Fee but not being

                  particularly mentioned in the Act for Limitation of Officers

                  Fees some of the County Courts taking advantage thereof

                  have refused to make allowance thereof to the prsent Keeper

                  of the Great Scale Resolved &

                    It is therefore hereby Ordered that the Fee for the Scale

            p. 27 to the Body of Laws to each County was, be & is hereby

                  Ascertained & Settled at four hundred & eighty pounds of

                  Tobacco And that the keeper of the Great Scale be & is

                  hereby allowed to take the same, And the Justices of the

                  County Courts directed to make allowance thereof.

                     The Honbl Samuel Young Esqr & Capt Jno Dorsey Mem

                  bers of this Board being very lame & Indisposed having

                  wrote to desire to be excused.