Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698/9. 55

    lings and Sixpence Sterling for which this shall be yor Suffi- Lib. H. P.

    cient warrt Given under my hand this 11th day of March in the

    Twelvth year of his Matys Reign Anoq Dni 1699.

                                      N.    Blakiston

    To George Plater Esqr his Matys on the back side was thus

      Recr of the District of Putuxent Endorsed Vizt

      March the 11th 1699

      Reed the within Contents by me

                                      N.    Blakiston

      You are pursuant to an Act of Assembly of this province p. 254

    passed the Eleaventh day of October 1694 Intituled an Act for

    Settling a Revenue on his Matys present Governor being an

    Impost of three pence p hhd upon every hhd of Tobbacco

    Exported out of this province and by Virtue of an Order of

    Councill to pay unto me the Sume of Two hundred and fourty

    pounds fourteen Shillings and one peny half peny Sterling for

    which this shall be your Sufficient

    May it please your Excy     March the 16th 1698 p. 250

      My own particular private Occasions (with all possible Dis

    patch) Obliging me to be personally in England And So Con

    sequently cannot so well Discharge that Duty I Owe to his

    Maty and Government in the Station I am now in, humbly re

    quest Your Excellency to Appoint such a person as your Ex

    cellency shall think most proper to Succeed me in the place of

    Collector for the District of Putuxent untill his Matys pleasure

    be further known

                          I am Sr

                              Yor Excellencys most

                  Obedt & most faithfull

                       humble Servt

                        P. Iennings

      At a Council held at the Town and Port of Annapolis Lib. x.

                    March 18 1698/9            p.209

                          Present

                His Excellency the Governor

                 Collo Henry Iowles Ias Frisby Esqr

        the honble Majr Iohn Hammd Mr Tho Tasker

      Mr Frisby & Mr Tasker take the oaths appointed by act of

    Parliament instead of the oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy as