490 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1728.

         Lib. X.  Thursday the 16th day of February

                  Present as yesterday with the Addition of Nicholas Lowe Esqr

                    Ordered that the Clerk of this Board draw an Order on

                  Colo Samuel Young Treasurer of the Western Shoare payable

                  to John Young or Order for 40 l Sterling so much being due

                  to him in January last for Cleaning the Arms &c

                    Which Order was drawn accordingly

          p. 198  His Excellency acquaints this Board that he has no Busi

                  ness of moment to lay before the Assembly on the third

                  Tuesday in May next to which time the same stands Prorogued

                  and asks the Opinion of this Board what further time may be

                  proper to prorogue the same to who are of Opinion that the

                  first Tuesday in June will be the most proper time to which

                  his Excellency Concurs

                    Ordered that Proclamations Issue accordingly which was

                  done

                                Maryland sst

                    At a Council held at the House of his Excellency Benedict

                  Leonard Calvert in the City of Annapolis on Tuesday the

                  second day of April in the 13th year of his Lordships the

                  Lord Proprietarys Dominion &c Annoq Dni 1728

                                Were Present

                           His Excy Benedict Leonard Calvert Govr

                               Philemon Lloyd Esqr

                               Colo Richard Tilghman

                               Colo M T Ward

                    the honble Benjamin Tasker Esqr    Members of his

                               Philip Lee Esqr         Lordships honble

                               Nicholas Lowe Esqr      Council

                               Charles Calvert Esqr

                    His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board Repre

                  sentations from the several County Courts held in March last

                  relating to the Great Scarcity of Indian Corn therein and de

                  sires the Opinion of this Board what is most Expedient to be

                  done relating to the same

          p. 199  Wednesday the third day of April

                     Present as Yesterday

                    The Above Representations being read & Considered this

                  Board are of Opinion that it is necessary to prevent the Ex

                  portation thereof and that the same may be done by way of