Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1715. 319

    the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord George King of Great C. P.

    Britain &c: Annoq Dni 1715

                               God Save the King.

      Vera Copia Exacta

                               W Bladen Cl Concil.

      An Account of the Sevrll Offices within the Province of

    Maryland.

      first His Excellency John Hart Esqr Capt Genrll & Gov

    ernr in Cheif of the said Province.

      The Council Consisting of twelve of the most able and

    discreet Gentlemen of the Province who at Present are

      Col Edward Lloyd      Col Thos Addison

      Col Wm Holland        John Hall Esqr

      The Col Wm Coursey    Col Wm Whittington

    Honble Col Thos Ennalls Philemon Lloyd Esqr

          Lt Col Samuel Young Lt Col Richard Tilghman &

          Col Thomas Greenfeild John Dorsey Esqr lately dead

      Who Assist his Excellency the Governs with their Advice

    on all Urgent Occasions relating to the State welfare and

    defence of the Province: And are by Act of Assembly allowed

    for their Attendance each day in Council and in the Gen

    erll Assembly One hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco, but

    were formerly Supported Out of the Lord Proprietarys Reve

    nue

      His Excellency the Govnr and Council with four Delegates

    for every one of the twelve Countys in the Province and two

    Burgesses from the City of Annapolis, Compose the General

    Assembly or Legislature of the Province representing three

    Estates thereof Viz. His Excellency the Govnr the first: His

    Matys Council, the Second And the Delegates their Electors

    towitt the Free Holders and other Inhabitants of the Province,

    the third, Wherein his Excellency the Governr has allways a

    Negative Voice.

      His Excellency the Govnr by Virtue of His Matys Royal

    Commission is Keeper of the Great Seale of the sd Province

    in Consideration whereof there are Sundry flees settled by Act

    of Assembly for the Sealing the several Processes and Decrees

    of that Court the Yearly Value of which Fees are very un

    certain according as the Publick or Private Buisness happens

    to be more or less Yearly: The sdl Fees have in some Years

    amounted to fifty Thousand pounds of Tobacco p Ann. Sel

    dom more but very often less and are dispersed in the sevrll

    Countys out of which the Sevrl Sherriffs have a Sallary often

    p Cent for Collecting.