54 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Original
Journal.

By the House of Delegates Sep^r 14th 1704

The Committee of Aggrievances reported that the Lord
Baltimore's Agents do exact four hund^d and Eighty pounds of
Tob^o for every hundred Acres and Refuse to give Patents for
the Land till the Purchase mony be payed
Thereupon it was ordered that M^r Charles Carrol one of his
Ldships Agents have notice to attend this House to shew by
what Authority he requires the Same. And accordingly he
appeared this morning and said he had such Instructions from
the Lord Baltimore that he gave publick Notice thereof and he
produced and gave in a Copy of such publick notice and says
the reason why his Ldship requires two hund^d and forty
pounds of Tob^o more than usual was because one half of the
fees due to his Lordship's officers on such Warrants and grants
was taken from them and given to her Majest^ies Secretary but
that if it may be thought fit to restore the Land records and the
Fees to his Ldships Officers that additional two hund^d and
forty pounds of Tob^o shall be immediately taken of and no more
required for the same and that the said Records shall be put
into such Persons hands to keep as shall be from time to time
approved on by his Ex^cy the Governour and Assembly and an
oath & good security given for the faithful and careful keep-
ing of them upon Consideration whereof It appears a great
aggrievance to the good People of this Province and discour-
agement to the People of it to pay double price for their Land
and almost double Fees for their Patents and since it is pro-
posed to be remedyed and Sufficient Caution be given for
Safe keeping the Records we humbly pray your Honours that
a Conference may be had on this Subject and the Persons now
Joyned in Conference upon the Business of New York may be
Charged with this when the other is dispatched
Signed p Order W Taylard Cl Ho Del.

The said Gentlemen also bring up a bill for confirming to
the Govern^t of this Province the antient Duty of three pence
p Tonn on the Burthen of Ships and Vessels.
A Bill for Confirming the Proceedings of the several Courts
from the Death of his Ex^cy Lionel Copley Esq^r late Governour
of this Province until the Arrival of his present Ex^cy Governour
Seymour.
Ordered that the said Bills lye on the Table to be read to
morrow morning.
The Board adjourns to nine of the Clock to morrow morn^g