320 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1715.

               c. P.    The Judges of the Provincial Court at prsent are five Viz.

                  The Honble Col Wm Holland, Col Thomas Smith, Lt Col

                  Samuel Young Col Thomas Addison, And Lt Col Richard

                  Tilghman. The said Court holds Plea of all Actions Real,

                  Personal and Mixt, between Party and Party as well as Debts

                  due to the Crowne & Criminal Matters so that the Court may

                  be well said to be, both Kings Bench, Common Pleas and

                  Exchequer. The Justices of the Court are allowed by Act of

                  Assembly for every days Attendance in Court One hundred

                  & fourty pounds of Tobacco per diem; They hold the said

                  Court Generally twice in the Year Viz. Aprill & October.

                   The Secretary of the Province is keeper of the Records

                  and Prothonotory of this Court which Office He Executes

                  by his Clerk commonly Stiled the Clerk of the Provincial

                  Court To whome he pays a certain Sallary Yearly. The num

                  ber of Attorneys in this Court is not certain their Fees are

                  settled by Law. The Attorney Generall constantly Attends

                  this Court and is at prsent Mr William Bladen to whome her

                  late Majesty was pleased to allow a Sallary of 100 per

                  Ann. to be payd out of her Revenues in this Province; but

                  what was unapropriated, being granted by her late Maty to

                  the Late Benedict Leonard Lord Baltemore he has not re

                  ceived any Satisfaction therefore. There is also a Cryer of

                  this Court whose Fees are settled By Act of Assembly Ap

                  peals are made and Writts of Error brought from the Pro

                  vincial Court to the Govnr in Council who are appointed a

                  Court by Act of Assembly to receive and hear them.

                   Mr William Bladen is Clerk of the Council of State at the

                  Sallary of twelve thousand pounds of Tobacco p An. He is

                  also Clerk of the Council or upper House of Assembly at the

                  same Sallary p Ann.

                   Thomas Macnemara is Clk: of the House of Delegates at

                  the Sallary of twelve thousand pounds of Tobacco per Ann.

                   William Bladen Esqr is the prsent Commissary Genrll or

                  Judge of Probat of Wills and Granting Administrations:

                  Whose Office is to see that all Wills of Persons dying in this

                  Province Testate be duly proved, And the Execution thereof

                  duly committed to such, who are appointed Exectrs thereof,

                  and to take Care that all Admracons be duly granted to such

                  who have Right thereto and legally represent the deceased

                  Intestates, also to swear them faithfully to Execute the Trusts

                  reposed in them and to appoint and grant Warrants to Ap

                  praisers whome he is likewise to swear to receive and inspect

                  all Inventories returned to his Office: And to Examine &

                  pass the Accounts of all Exectrs and Administratrs upon their

                  Oaths and proper Vouchers produced for the sevrll payments

                  and disbursements they exhibit against the deceased's Estates