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    & with the advice of his Majestys honble Council hereby         Lib. X.

    Command & Direct the several & respective Officers of his

    Majestys Customs within this Province not to Clear or suffer

    any vessel to depart this Province having on Board them any

    store of ammunition powder Ball Arms provisions of Vic

    tuals or other necessarys which in any wise may be suspected

    to be intended to be carried to the said Bay of Cairat for the

    use of the said Scotch so Enforted as aforesaid & I do hereby

    prohibit all persons whatsoever within this Province from

    having any Comerce with or giving any Relief or assistance

    to the said Scotch as they will answer the contrary at their

    perill & to the End all persons may have due notice hereof

    & give due regard thereto I command the several Sheriffs

    of the respective Counties to publish this my Proclamation

    &ca Given under my hand & the great Seal of this his

    MajstYs Province this 4th day of November in the 11th year of

    his Majestys Reign &ca Annoq Dni 1699

                                     N Blakiston

     God save the King

            By his Excellency the Capt Genl

                     A Proclamation

     Whereas the General Assembly of this Province were upon

    the 22d day of July last Prorogued until the 28th Day of Oc-    p. 258

    tober then next ensuing & now passed from which said

    twenty eight day of October they were by Proclamation

    further prorogued until the 9th day of February next ensuing

    & now forasmuch as I am advised by his Majtys honble

    Council that it will be necessary & requisite the said Genl

    Assembly should meet & sit at the Town & Port of Annapo

    lis in Ann Arundel County upon the 26 day of April next

    being Friday in order to consult advise & concert such matters

    & things as tend to the Glory of God the Honour & Service

    of his Majy & the Wellf are of this Province I do therefore

    further Prorogue the said General Assembly until the said

    26th day of April next ensuing & command & require the

    several & respective Sheriffs of each & every the Respective

    Counties of this province that they summons & give notice

    as well to the several members of his Majestys honble Coun-

    cil residing within their Several Counties as also to the Dele-

    gates & Representatives of their said Counties that they

    Convene themselves together at the Town & Port of Anna-

    polis in Ann Arundel County upon the aforesaid 26th day of

    April now next ensuing then & there to do & Consent to

    such things as shall happen to be proposed Ordained &

    enacted for the Glory of God his Majestys Service and the