CIVIL LIST 179

2. PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT, 1673-1776.
a. Surveyor and Comptroller General of Maryland,

1. Col. HENRY COURSEY of Kent County (Prot), appointed
by Treas. Warrant of 27 Nov. 1673; resigned because his place
of residence made the office inconvenient. He died in 1695.

2. NICHOLAS BADCOCK of ——— County (Prot.), by Treas.
Warrant of;23 June 1680; died about August, 1681.

3. JOHN WALL (or WATT?) of ——— County (Prot.?), by
Treas. Warrant of 20 March 1681/2; dismissed within the year.

4. Col. NEHEMIAH BLAKISTON of St. Mary's County (Prot.,
wife Cath.), by Treas. Warrant of 16 Jan. 1682/3; transferred to
Collectorship of Patuxent by warrant of 19 March 1684/5.

5. Col. GEORGE LAYFIELD of Somerset County (Prot.), com.
Surveyor and Comptroller General and Collector of Pocomoke, 19
March 1684/5; sworn 19 Nov. 1686, Comptrollership suppressed,
8 Oct. 1694; continued as Collector of Pocomoke until 24 June
1697.

b. Collectorships.

1) Collector of Patuxent.

1. *Hon. CHARLES CALVERT of St. Mary's County (Cath.),
appointed by Treasury Warrant of 27 Nov. 1673; he asked leave
to resign when he succeeded to his title, 4 March 1675/6.

2. CHRISTOPHER ROUSBY of Calvert County (Prot.), recom-
mended by Calvert, appointed by Tres. Warrant of 16 Nov.
1676; murdered by Col. George Talbot, President of the Board of
Deputy Governors, 31 Oct. 1684,

3. ,*Maj. NICHOLAS SEWALL (Cath.), and *Col WILLIAM
DIGGES (Prot., wife Cath.), both of St. Mary's County, His Lord-
ship's Naval Officers, ordered by the Board to execute Rousby's
office for time being, 3 Dec. 1684; ordered to cease acting by
Customs Commissioners, 10 Aug. 1685.

4. Col. NEHEMIAH BLAKISTON of St. Mary's County (Prot.,
wife Cath.), by Treas. Warrant of 19 March 1684/5. Resigned
after appointed Collector of North Potomac.

5. JOHN PAYNE of ——— County (Prot), com. 19 April
1687 and sworn 16 Jan. 1687/8; killed in a fray with Maj.
Nicholas Sewall and others, 3 Jan. 1689/90.