42    Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698.

            Lib. x. Whereas the Assembly have allowed his Excellency 60 l for

                 the Council Chamber Advised that he pay himself out of the

                 3d for Arms in his own hands

                    The Accot whereof stands thus vizt

                  His Excellency the      p Contra      Cr

                    Governor Dr   By Balla of publick accts 28

                  to the 3d p Arms  due to his Excellency

                       [over]                [over]

                 By the Iournal    £  s. d.   To allowed by     £   s. d.

                 of the publick  167  5.. 3     the Assemy     60.. o.. o

                 Revenue          Ballance due for

                                        Arms      78..16.. 9

                                                  £167..  5.. 3

             P.  194 His Excellency is pleased to say that he will pay the Bal

                 lance to his Excellency Collo Blakiston to lye in his hands

                 until his Majestys Pleasure shall be known in regard this

                 Board have thought fit to address his Majesty & acquaint him

                 that the Country is pretty well Supplyed with Arms & Am

                 munition

                   Produced and read a Letter from Mr Geo Tubman of

                 Charles County to Major William Dent & another inclosed

                 therein to his Excellency dated the 15th of November praying

                 his Excellencys Clemency & Mercy

                   Upon which his Excellency being pleased to ask Collo

                 Courts how Mr Tubman had of late behaved himself he says

                 he has heard no ill of him & Major Dent being asked says he

                 hears he has Lived very private & Pensive & seems to be

                 heartily Sorry for his Error Whereupon & upon consideration

                 had of the said Mr Tubmans contrition & submission his Excy

                 with the advice of the Gentlemen of the Council is pleased to

                 order that his Suspencon be taken of but that he be not

                 admitted to Officiate in Prince Georges County & Charles

                 nor yet in any other part of the Province until he has made

                 his Application by Collo Courts to his Excy the Govt for the

                 time being

                   Read a Letter from his Excy the Earl of Bellamount dated

                 at New York the 12th of November 1698 Which being Con

                 cerning the Indians there it is advised to be Communicated

                 to his Excellency Colo Blakiston for his Majestys Service

                   Ordered that his Majestys Receivers send home to Eng

                 land the Accot of the 3d p Arms