396 Minutes of the Board of Revenue, 1768-1775.

Lib. No. 86

in one View the whole Commission or other Recompence
which I pay to every Officer, distinguishing to whom, and for
what Services, and whether it be such as usually allowed by
other Persons in the Province for the like Service, or to what
causes I owe so unfavourable a distinction. Your Sentiments
and Advice will attend this, as every other Article of your
Enquiry.

The future Accounts and vouchers from the Receivers to
be produced to and Examined by the Governor, the Commis-
sary, Deputy Secretary and Attorney General yearly at the
most proper time and then to be Certified to me with their
opinion thereon for my final Allowance of the same.
The article of Protested Bills has long given me great un-
easiness, I wish to see this matter better regulated, and to
know what becomes of those Bills, after they are returned.
A reasonable Indulgence to my Debtors, I shall never deny,
but 'there is a time when Moderation ceases to be a virtue,
You will hit the proper Crisis, and give directions for pursu-
ing, with diligence, the recovery of my just dues, where there
are no Solid pretensions to a further forbearance.
If you find any of these latter Instructions applicable to the
Accounts already depending, you will please to apply them
ccordingly.

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Given under my Hand and Lesser Seal at Arms at London
this 21^st day of February in the 15^th year of my Dominion of
the said Province and in the year 1766.
By his Lordship's Command FB [Seal]
Hugh Hamersley Sec^ry

Frederick, Absolute Lord and Proprietor of
F. Baltimore the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon in
America, Lord Baron of Baltimore in the
Kingdom of Ireland
To our Trusty and Well Beloved Horatio Sharpe, Lieuten-
ant Governor of our said Province, the Hon^ble Daniel Dulany
Esq^r and John Morton Jordan Esq^r
Additional Instructions relative to the Receiver General's
future Accounts.
Whereas by my Instructions, to you directed, bearing Date
the Twenty first day of February, now last past, Accompany-
ing my Commission of even date for Auditing the Accounts of
the Receiver General of my said Province of Maryland, I
did Direct, That the future Accounts and Vouchers from the
Receivers of my said Province shou'd be produced to, and
examined by, the Governor, the Commissary, the Deputy
Secretary and the Attorney General, yearly at the most proper