Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1769-1770. 377

Lead White Lead Painters' Colours Paper Pasteboards Mill-
boards and Scaleboards of the produce or Manufacture of
Great Britain imported into any of his Majesty's Colonies
of America and also to the discontinuing the Drawbacks pay-
able on China earthen Ware exported to America and for
regulating the Exportation thereof And Whereas I have
judged it expedient to Notify the same here I do therefore
by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Council
of State direct and require the several Sheriffs of this Prov-
ince to Publish in the usual manner this my Proclamation
together with the Act of Parliament hereunto annexed that
all his Majesty's Subjects within this Province may take
Notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly.
Given at the City of Annapolis this 17^th day of July in the
Twentieth year of his Lordship's Dominion Anno Domini
1770. Signed by Order
U. Scott Cl: Con.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

23^d of July 1770. Ordered by his Excellency the Governor
that a Pardon issue for Negro James (the Slave of a certain
Benjamin Sedwick of Calvert County) which issued accord-
ingly.

At a Council held at the Governor's on Saturday the
Eighteenth day of August in the Twentieth Year of his
Lordship's Dominion Anno Domini 1770.

Were Present
His Excellency Robert Eden Esq^r Governor

John Ridout Esq^r George Steuart Esq^r
The Honble Walter Dulany Esq^r

Read the Transcripts of the Convictions of Negroes David,
Jacob and Nacey Condemned at the last County Court held in
and for Ann Arundel County.
Whereupon it was Ordered by his Excellency the Governor
with the Advice of this Board that Pardons issue for the
abovementioned Negroes Jacob and Nacey, and also that a
Pardon issue for Negro David on Condition of his leaving the
Province within Ten Days from the Date thereof and never
to return again, which said Pardons were issued accordingly.
Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Negro Dick (the
Slave of a certain Knighton Simmonds) Condemned at the
last Ann Arundel County Court for feloniously Breaking and
Entering the Meat House of Marmaduke Wyvill and Stealing
from thence One hundred Pounds Weight of Bacon. On Con-

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