30 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698.

           Lib. x. His Excellency Sr Edmd Andros his Majestys Lieut & Govr

                General of Virginia's letter being read & Considered Advised

                that the following answer be returned thereto vizt

                Sir

                  By Joseph Man I received your Excellencys Letter of the

                17th of October last with an inclosed copy of your Proclama

                tion for the apprehending of Mr John Good Senior & if the

                warrant which you mention therein were in force why was

                not he taken by it when he was with your Excellency the last

                spring which is here proved upon Oath your Excellencys

                Proclamation seems to me to be like one of the Watch houses

                on the Barbary Shoar to give notice when the Christians are

                Coming to take them that they may fly to it for Safety

                because as yet no news of the said Goods being taken (altho

                he has had the Confidence and Impudence to write a Letter

                to one of his Majestys honble Council here dated the 20th of

                October last) is come to

                                  Your Excys most humble Servant

                                              Fra Nicholson

                  The Continuance or discontinuance of the two Parties of

                Rangers on Potomack having been debated in the Assembly

                Resolved that they should be disbanded Ordered that the

           p. 190     honble Collo Iohn Addison take care to discharge them & pay

                them as far as the Tobacco raised & allowed them will

                amount to & that he see their quarters paid of also that the

                said Collo Addison & Mr William Tanyhill pursuant to a

                former ordinance of Assembly see their several Accots fairly

                Stated in order to be paid in the next years Levy if any re

                maining due to them

                  Whereas by the publick Treasurers Accot it appears that

                very few Officers have paid the impositions by Act of Assem

                bly laid upon their respective Offices

                  Ordered therefore that the several Sheriffs return an Accot

                to the said Treasurers of who have & who have not paid &

                that the said Treasurers upon their refusal to Comply there

                with acquaint his Majestys Atty General who is hereby order

                ed to prosecute them

                  Ordered that the several Clarks of the respective Counties

                return a list of what Officers are in their said County who

                ought to pay the said Impositions

                  Ordered that Mr Sly Clark & Masons fines Amounting to

                the sum of 16000 l of Tobacco be by the Committee for

                Stating the publick Revenue appropriated for payment of

                those persons who had great Trouble Given them by their