Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698.     37

    Maryland ss.                                Lib. H. D.

                 Annapolis 9br 22d 1698.

      Recd of his Excy Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt genll and

    Governr in Chiefe of this his Matys Province the Sume of one

    hundred Twenty Eight pounds Nineteen Shills and Seaven

    pence Sterl by five Setts of Bills of Exch indorst p his Excy

    it being for the like Sume recd by his Excy on the Impost of

    3d p hhd on Tobbacco for defraying the publick Charge as p

    Act of Assembly in tht Case made and provided received by

    us the Subscribers appointed a Comittee to State the publick

    Accompts.

                               Hen: Iowles

                                Tho:   Tench

                                John Hamond

                                Richard Hill

                                Samll Young

   Porte of Annapolis Novber the 22d 1698.      p. 245

      Recd then of his Excy Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt genll &

    Governor of this Province the Sume of 6 pounds Eight Shil

    lings and two pence being the ball of What money remain

    ing in his Excys hands upon What Accrewed to the ffree

    Schooles and was paid to his Excy includeing his Excys Guift

    to the sd Schooles

                           pme

                       W Bladen Cl Liber Scholar

      Capt Sanders Comandr of the Nonesuch of Biddeford Dr.

    1698 Novbr 15th To Tunnage of 44 lun att 3d

       p Ton                        00.11.  00

    To 179 hhds att 12d p hhd          08.  19.  00

    To the Duty of3d p hhd to the Governor  02.  04.  09

    To Ditto the Country               02.  04.  09

    To Dispatches                      01.  00.  00

    14.19. 06

                    p Contra Creditor

    By Bills of Exch Drawn on Geo: Cole

     Mercht in London for    14. 19. o6

                  George Plater Recevr

          On the back side of sd Acct thus Vizt