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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698/9. 43 Ianuary the 2d 1698/9 Lib.X. p. 195 The honble his Majestys Council Sate Present His Excy the Captain General &ca
Collo Hen Iowles Chancellor Thomas Tench Esqr of his the honble Collo John Addison Majtys Council Collo John Courts His Excellency acquaints the Gentlemen of the Council that he now called them together in order to deliver up the Charge of the Government to his Excellency Collo Nath Blakiston whom his Majesty has been Graciously pleased to appoint Govr & Commander in chief of this Province & that he is sorry that the Season of the year will not admit of any Solemnity wherewithal to honour the publishing of the said Commission Produced & read the honble John Povey Esqr his Letter of the 27th of October last relating to Navigation Bonds Whereupon ordered as heretofore ordered that his MajstYs Atty General take care to keep the Iudgments upon such Navigation Bonds in force that his Majesty may receive no prejudice for want thereof Upon reading the other part of the said Letter wherein it is said that George Muschamp Esqr has not taken care to send home the publick accot of the Country Revenue the said Esqr Muschamp is sent for & being asked says he has received no particular Orders therefore but has trans mitted the said accot until March last & will now transmit the rest as fast as he can get them from the Secrys Office George Plater & George Muschamp Esqrs make oath to p. 196 their Several Accots lists of Shipping &Ca Ordered that what Collectors & Naval Officers has not made oath to their Accots & Lists of Shipping that they make oath to the same before the next adjacent Counsellor Came his Excellency Nath Blakiston Esqr & produced his Majestys Royal Commission under the Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the nineteenth day of October in the tenth year of his Majestys reign Consti tuting & appointing his said Excellency Collo Blakiston to be his Majestys Captain General & Commander in chief in & over this his Province of Maryland Whereupon Several Commissions & Letters &Ca being produced read the Commission appointing several Persons to Administer the oath appointed by the Act of Parliament of the 7th & 8th years of his present Majstys Reign intituled
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