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upon this Respond^ts Office, as this Respond' humbly conceives
plainly appears by his own Remonstrance he has done; but
this Repondent is able to prove (were it of any Consequence)
that the Ship actually anchored within Cedar Point
This Respondent humbly conceives, that the Remonstrants

having the Sale of Negroes cannot intitlc him to any fees or

pquisites belonging to this Repondents Office, that his being
Naval Officer of Patowmeck does not make him Naval Officer
of Patuxent, & that the Practice which he mentions of direct-
ing Masters of Ships that come into Patuxent, to go to his
Office in Patowmeck to enter, is not agreeable to Justice
As to the Remonstrant's Reasons to justify his own Con-
duct, and support his Charge against this Respondent, this
Resp^t humbly submits to your Excy the following Answers
to them

p. 131

I^st This Resp^t admits, that by the Statute mentioned, in
Order to prevent Frauds No Ship or Vessel coming to any
such Land, Island Plantation, Colony, Territory or Place, shall
lade or unlade any Goods or Commodities whatsoever, until
the Master or Commander of such Ship or Vessel shall first
have made known to the Governor of such Land, Island Plan-
tation Colony Territory or Place, or such other Pson or Officer
as Shall be by him thereunto authorized and appointed, the
Arrival of the said Ship or Vessel, with her Name, and the
Name and Sirname of her Master or Commander, and have
shewn to him, that she is an English built Ship, or made good
by producing such Certificate as af^d that she is a Ship or
Vessel bona fide belonging to England Wales or the Town of
Berwick, and Navigated with an English Master, and three
fourth Parts of the Mariners at least Englishmen, and have
delivered to such Governor or other pson or Officer, a true
and perfect Inventory or Invoice of her lading, together with
the Place or Places, in which the said Goods were laden or
taken into the s^d Ship or Vessel, under the Pain of the Loss
of the Ship or Vessel with all &c^a
Here's a Statute which the English Legislature thought
necessary for securing the Trade of the English Plantations,
and of such Importance that it is made an essential Part of
the Duty of every English Gov^r to use his Endeavour to put
in Execution, and to appoint proper Officers for that purpose;
for whose Conduct He is for a time answerable by a subse-
quent Act which shall be mentioned hereafter. This Statute
(as all Others) is to be construed so, as to avoid the Incon-
venience it was designed to remedy, and so, as it's Prescrip-
tions may be best pursued. Can It then be questioned, whether
the Governor of Every Province is empowered by this Act to
appoint as many Officers as are necessary for this End ? Has