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

        Lib. X.  rests not Satisfied he may have an appeal to his Majesty in

                 Council & not otherwise

                   Proposed by his Excellency the Governor that whereas

                 this Place is the Seat of Government but that the Parish is

                 so small that it does not afford a competent Stipend for any

         p. 213  good deserving divine to officiate here

                   That it be laid before the next Assembly to anex the

                 next Parish to it that this Place in case Doctor Bray do

                 not come in may be Suplied with some able Divine

                   His Excellency proposes to the Board that whereas there

                 are several Iudgments upon Navigation Bonds whether it

                 be not fit that Executions should issue thereon

                   The Board do advise his Excellency that the of

                 the said Iudgments be suspended for that they are of Opinion

                 that if any person should be executed therefore they have

                 not wherewithal to make Satisfaction and it would affright

                 many persons out of the Countrey

                   The Act of Assembly made in September 1694 entituled

                 an Act for Setling a Revenue upon his Majestys present

                 Governor falling under the consideration of the Board &

                 whether it may be justifyable to levy the 3d p hhd therein

                 mentioned to which the Board do answer that they do

                 believe the same is Justifyable

                   His Excellency says that he does not pretend to it but

                 that it is in the Country

                   His Excellency acquaints the Board that a certain Person

                 called Colonel Iohn Cood had lately been with him who he

                 understood to be under some prosecution at Law that the

                 said Cood had told him he had been with the Sheriff of St

                 Marys County & had tendered him Bail & was now come

                 to Surrender himself to Justice Ordered that the said

                 Sheriff take Bail for his Appearance at the next Provincial

                 Court

                              Post Meridiem

                    The Council Sate Present as before

         p. 214  Mr Thomas Lawrence Produced her Majestys Letters Pat-

                 tents under the Great Seal of Engid constituting him Secry

                 of this Province which were Read as also their Excellencys

                 the Lords Iustices Instructions to him the said Mr Lawrence

                 whereupon were administred to him the said Mr Lawrence

                 the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament instead of the

                 Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy the oath of Secry of this

                 his Majestys Province & Signed the Test & Association

                   The said Mr Lawrence also gave his own Bond in the Sum

                 of one thousand pounds Sterl Conditioned for the due Exe

                 cution of his Office & was accordingly admitted thereunto