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487 4 You are as soon as may be convenient to Joyn w.th M.r Henry Lowe Jun.r in drawing up a true estate of one Matthias Van Bibber his claim to S.t Augustius Mann.r and you are to receive from him the s.d Van bibber M.r James Heath or any body else w.th Light they are willing to give you and transmit the same over to us w.th your Opinion thereon for our informacon before any thing decisive be done provided by this instruccon no interruption be given to the Legall Proceeding of any of our Courts of Justice w.ch we would by no means obstruct and you are to desire y.r assistance of the Governour herein 5 Whereas by an act of assembly held at Annapolis y.e 28.th day of May last for regulateing of Ordinaries &c.a among other things it is enacted that every Person Lycenced to keep an Ordinary or house of Entertainm.t at y.e time of his or their takeing such Lycences shall entered in to Recognances to his L.dp y.e Lord proprietarie for the yearly paym.t of one thousand pounds of Tob.o to his Ldp for ever Lycence to keep our Ordinary in the City of Annapolis and five hundred pounds of Tob.o at any other place And whereas heretofore the fines arising by such Lycences have been applyed to the use of the secretary of our s.d Province And we haveing by an instruccon to our Leiutenant Governour declared y.t we had Authorized you to receive the fines arising thereby and being still desirous to reward your Labour and Zeal for our service we do hereby authorise and impower you Either by your selfe or your Deputy to take & receive to your owne use & Benefitt the fines arising by Vertue of the af.d act Recorded June y.e 12.th 1718 Baltemore Guilford Maryland fs This Indenture made the 22.d day of x.d January in the year of our Lord god one thousand seven hundred and seventeen Between Elisha Sedwick of Calvert County Innholder of the one part and Charles Carroll Esq.r of the other part Wittnesseth that the said Elisha Sedwick for and in consideracon of the sum of thirty six pounds sterl mony to him in hand paid by the said Charles Carroll (Before) |
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