54 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698/9.

              Lib. X. Moved by Mr Atty General how those Bills of Exc°

              P. 208 shall be taken for the dutys of tobo on Board the Several

                  Ships in this Province before the tenth day of December

                  last being the day on which his Excellency Fra Nicholson

                  Esqr his Majestys late Captain General & Governor in chief

                  of this Province & now Governor of Virginia by virtue of

                  his Majestys Royal Commission entred upon the Government

                  of that Colony

                    Whereupon ordered that the Receivers & Naval Officers do

                  take the said Bills payable unto his Excellency Nath Blakiston

                  Esqr his Majestys Captain General & Governor in chief of

                  this Province & that they the said Receivers & Naval Officers

                  as also the Collectors take an exact accot from the several

                  Masters of Ships upon their clearing of what Tobaccoes they

                  had on Board before the said Tenth day of December last

                    Mr Attorney Generals motion to his Excellency to settle

                  the Fees of the Court of vice Admiralty is referred to the next

                  meeting of the Board

                    His Excellency is pleased to ask the Gentlemen of the

                  Council what time they think most convenient for their next

                  meeting & that the rest of the Gentlemen of the Council &

                  those lately appointed may have due Notice to give their

                  attendance likewise

                    Whereupon advised & resolved that this Board do meet on

                  Wednesday the 15th of March next ensuing & that the Clerk

                  of the Council write to the several Members of the Board to

                  give their attendance here at that time

              p 209 His Excellency is pleased to ask the Board if they have any

                  thing at present further to offer for his MajstYs Service who say

                  not

            Lib. H. D. You are pursuant to his Matys Royall Instructions to me

               P. 253 bearing date at Whitehall the 8th day of March 1694 Vizt

                  Whereas by an Act passed in the Assembly of Maryland the

                  30th day of March 1679 An Impost of 2s p hhd is laid on all

                  Tobacco Exported out of our Said province one Moiety of

                  which Impost is by the Said Act Appropriated for the use and

                  Supporte of the Government Our Will and pleasure is that

                  Towards the Maintenance of the Government of our Said

                  province you take to your Own use three fourth part of the

                  said Moiety of the Impost of two Shillings p hogshead of

                  Tobbacco Appropriated as aforesaid by the said Act And you

                  are to take Especiall Care that According to the Intentions of

                  the said Act the remaining fourth part of the Moiety of the

                  Impost be duly Applyed towards the Maintenance of a Con

                  stant Magazine with Arms and Ammunition for the Defence

                  of our said province and by an Order of Councill to pay unto

                  me the sume of nine hundred Sixty Two pounds Sixteen Shil