Original
Journal.

552 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-19, 1706.

Country exposd to every Insult that may be made on us
& for many other weighty Reasons too tedious here to be
inserted Wee Do most humbly Address you^r sacred Majesty
that you will be most graciously pleased to grant us a par-
ticular Species of a Small Copper Coyne in pence three
pences & six pences with your Maj^tys Royall Protraiture on
the one side & Maryland on the other The Intrinsick value
thereof & yo^r Majestys Charge of Coynage amounting to
Seven hundred pounds Sterling to be remitted by us yo^r
Loyall Subjects to your Treasury in England And the said
Coyne to be made only Currant in this yo^r Majestys Province
by yo^r royall Proclamation The Publiq Faith here Standing
engag'd for the Security of all such who shall receive any the
said Coine which will be a most royall beneficence to
Yo^r Majestys most loyal
and dutifull Subjects.

p. 61

To the Right hon'ble the Lord high Treasurer of England.

The humble Address of the Governour Councill & Generall
Assembly of the Province of Maryland Humbly Sheweth,
That whereas by an Act of Assembly made in this her Maj-
estys Province of Maryland Lyonell Copley Esq^r Governour
Anno 1692 there was then granted the sume of one Shilling
on every hhd of Tobacco exported out of this Province for a
Supply of our Magazines & Support of Government
And forasmuch as his late Majesty King William by his
royall Instructions bearing date about the year 1691 was
graciously pleasd to appropriate one fourth part thereof for
the Supply of this Province with arms & Amunition part of
which we most humbly Conceive hath been misapplyed by
these following payments made by our late Governour Col
Nathaniel Blakiston & by Thomas Tench Esq^r President of the
Councill before our present Governours Arrivall here viz'

Imprimis

By Charges & Disbursements in apprehending 1

the Pyrate Theophilus Turner & Securing him
& his Effects sent to the Lord Bellamont by
his Majestys order

£ s. D.

60..00..00

P. 62

By Charges & Disbursements in apprehending

& discovering securing & sending home the

Pyrates taken in the John Hopewell Capt.
Munday Com^r & Securing their Effects out
of which if ever it shall be allow'd me I will
againe refund the Country

£ s. D.

50..000.00