Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698.     9

     Wm Turlo, Andw Parker, Richd Jones, Ino Howard Tho                Lib. X.

     Coursey

       A Miller, Gabriel Parrot, Wm Rownd Gilb Clark, John

     Hurst, Lane Todd, John Duvole, Hugh Riley Com Howard,             p. 159

     Charles Hammond, John Willoughby Philip Lynes, Elias King

     Samuel Holdsworth, Iohn Holdsworth George Layfield

                    Grand & Petit Iurors

       Ordered that the several Naval officers within this Province

     do not fail to bring up their accots & swear to them the first

     day of the meeting of the next Assembly

       Ordered that the several Sheriffs do give publick notice to

     the members of his Majestys honble Council and the house of

     Delegates not to fail coming to Annapolis the 26th day of

     October next vizt the first day appointed for the meeting of

     the next Sessions of Assembly & to all persons that have any

     Claim to make that they swear to them & send them by their

     Delegates the first day of the Assembly.

       Ordered that the several Sheriffs do give publick Notice

     that the Court of his Excellency the Govr & Council for hear

     ing of appeals & writts of Error will sit on the 20th of October

     next ensuing that his Majestys high Court of Chancery will

     set upon the 2d monday in Novr next that the prov' Court will

     be held on the 2d tuesday in the said month of Novr as also

     the Commissarys Court the same day & that there will be no

     Provl Court held in the winter till the latter end of April or

     beginning of May they being found to be very inconvenient

     by reason of the cold seasons

       Ordered that the several Sheriffs do take effectual care to

     have the several lists of Taxables returned without fail the 20th

     of 8 ber next the Country having been put to great charge

     the last year for want of their being returned in due time

       And whereas the Returns made last year relating to Vessels        p. 160

     & Seafaring men &ca & also to Churches Chappels priests

     dissenters &ca & adjudged not to be Satisfactory & his Ex-

     cellency is again required by the right honble the Lords of the

     Council of Trade & Plantations to have a more exact & per-

     fect Accot sent them

       Ordered therefore that the several Constables go about from

     house to house within their respective hundreds & take an

     exact Accot of all men women & Children & what religion &

     perswasion they are of also what ministers or priests Noncom-

     formists Speakers or others they have residing within their

     several hundreds & what Churches Chapels meeting houses

     & other publick places of Devotion they have & likewise what

     Schools & by whom kept all which they are to return in Dis

     tinct Columns in a fair Sheet of paper & a good Legible hand