426 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1724.

            Lib. x.    enforce the said Order of 1720 And to that end his Majesty

                 is hereby pleased to Order that the Deputy Governor of the

                 said Province of Maryland do Command the said Courts there

                 to Carry the said Order into Immediate Execution by Causing

                 speedy Restitution to be made the petitioner of his Effects or

                 in Case they are Sold immediate payment of the Money

            p. 103     arising there from and his Majesty taking particular notice

                 that the said Governor hath not Complyed with the said

                 former Order in Council is hereby further pleased to Order

                 and Require him forthwith to send an Account to this Board

                 why the said Order was not carried into Execution together

                 with his Reasons for the same

                                                 Robert Hales

                  To the Kings most Excellent Majsty in Council

                  The humble petition of Ionathan Forward of London

                 Merchant

                 Sheweth

                   That your Petitioner September 1717 entered into Char

                 ter party with Gilbert Poulson Master of the Ship Dolphin

                 whereby the said Master let the said Vessel to Freight to

                 your petitioner for six months certain and for a further Term

                 (uncertain) not exceeding six months more for transporting

                 131 Servants to Maryland or Virginia on your Petitioners

                 Account and to deliver ‘em to your Petitioners Factors there

                 and receive from them such Back Loading of Goods as they

                 should put on Board which he was to fetch at his own ex

                 pence and being loaden was to sail directly back to the River

                 Thames and there unload and deliver to your petitioner his

                 homeward bound Cargo

                  And your petitioner was to Clear the said Ship from his

                 Service in 12 months and within 10 days after the Delivery

                 of the said Homeward bound Cargo in the Thames to pay

                 Poulson after the rate of 50 l Sterling p month for each month

             p.  104 his Ship should be on the said Voyage with Primage Average

                 &c as Customary Poulson was also to receive 5 Shillings p

                 week for each Servant he should deliver to your Petitioners

                 factors at Maryland or Virginia immediately on their delivery

                 to Commence from the Servants Entry aboard

                  That after Execution of the said Charter Party Poulson told

                 your petitioner he was not able to set out on the said Voyage

                 without 375 l which he requested your Petitioner to lend him

                 on the Credit of the Charter Party and the said Poulson and

                 his Ship both being actually under an Arrest hereupon and

                 upon the said Poulsons Request and to enable Poulson to fit

                 out his Ship and pay his Tradesmen your petitioner lent him