72 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1699.

      Lib. H. D.  performe and Execute all and Singular the Lawfull powers

                  and Authoritys and other things whatsoever incident to the

                  Office of Navall Officer and to take and receive to your own

                  proper use and benefitt all such Lawfull ffees, perquisites and

                  Advantages as to the Said Office do in any wise Apperteine

                  To have and to hold the Same Dureing pleasure Given

                  att the Town & Porte of Annapolis under my hand and Seale

                  this Twenty Second Day of March in the 11th year of the

                  Reign of our Sovereign Lord King William the third of

                  England &c Anoq Dni 1698/9

                                                  N: Blakiston

         Lib. X.  At a Council held at Annapolis

                      May the 10th 1699

                             Present

                      His Excy the Governor

                               Collo Hen Jowles

                               Thomas Tench Esqr

                   the honble  Robert Smith Esqr

                               Major John Hammond

          p. 215  The honble Robert Smith Esqr being made acquainted that

                  he was appointed one of his Majestys honble Council of this

                  Province took the oaths appointed by Act of Parliament &

                  the oath of Councellor & Subscribed the Test & Association

                    His Excellency tells the Board that upon his perusall of the

                  Journals of the late Councils & Assemblys he has Observed

                  the great charge that has been occasioned by the Piscattoway

                  & Accocick Indians lately in Articles of Peace with this Pro-

                  vince & now fled into Virginia acquaints them that when his

                  Excellency Collo Nicholson his Majestys Lieut & Govr Genl of

                  Virginia of the Colony was here in Maryland he did then in

                  favour of this Province propose that one of the Gentlemen of

                  this Board & Major William Dent should be sent to him in

                  Virginia upon the meeting of the Assembly there in order to

                  adjust that affair but forasmuch as the said Major Dent was

                  his Majestys Atty General & concerned in many actions as

                  well for his Majesty as others in the Provincial Court here

                  which would happen at the same time his Excellency thought

                  to have adjourned the Provincial Court but afterwards meet

                  ing several of the Council whose houses he had been at in his

                  late progress they were of the Contrary opinion for that they

                  did not think the ordinarys in this Town would be capable

                  to supply & entertain both the Assembly & Provincial Court

                  at one & the same time & that his Excellency considering