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    General and Governor in chief in and over our said Province Lib. X

    and Territories of Maryland this twelfth day of December in

    the 9th year of our Dominion &c Annoq Domini 1724

     Great                             Char Calvert

         Seal

         At the Court at Saint James's the 30th

                    day of April 1724

                         Present

            The Kings most Excellent Majesty

        Lord Arch Bishop  Earl Coningsby

        of Canterbury     Lord Viscount Townshend

        Lord President    Lord Viscount Torrington

        Duke of Kent      Lord Bishop of London

        Duke of Roxburgh  Lord Carteret

        Duke of New Castle   Mr Comptroller

        Earl of Lincoln   Lieut Genl of the Ordinance

        Earl of Cadogan   Sir Robert Sutton

       Upon reading this day at the Board a report from the Lords

    of the Committee for hearing Appeals Complaints &c from

    the Plantations dated the 17th of this instant upon Considera

    tion of a Petition of Jonathan Forward of London Merchant

    Complaining of some unjust Proceedings carried on against

    him and his Agents in the Courts of Maryland at the suit of

    Gilbert Powlson Master of the Ship Dolphin relating to an p. 102

    Agreement Entered into between them for the said Poulson

    to transport from England to the said Province and to Virginia

    One Hundred and thirty one Servants on account whereof

    Several Attachments have been obtained against his Effects

    there and also Complaining that he hath not Received there

    any Benefit from an Order of their Excellencies the late Lords

    Justices in Council of the 11th day of August 1720 made upon

    a former Complaint of the Petitioner which Order directed

    that all the Goods that had been seized by virtue of the said

    Attachments should be Restored to him or in Case they were

    sold then the Money to be paid him arising from the Sale

    thereof all which is fully set forth in the petition hereto an

    nexed and the said Lords of the Committee reporting that

    notwithstanding such Order in Council the Petitioner hath

    not been able to Obtain restitution of his Goods in Specie or

    the Payment of any money for the same as by the said Order

    was Commanded and that therefore they are of Opinion the

    said Order ought to be enforced

       His Majesty in Council taking the said Report into Con

    sideration is pleased to Approve thereof and accordingly to