158 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-22, 1695.

Original
Journal.

An Act for laying an Imposition upon Negros & Servants
imported, Read first time & and will pass with amendm^t
An Act for the Raising a Supply towards the defraying the
publick Charge of this Province, read first time & will pass
with amendm'
The aforegoing Bills Referred to be considered off (as to
the Amendm^ts) in a conference with the house, And being sent
to, do accordingly attend his Ex^ncy and their hon^rs
The said severall Bills being produced & perused w^th
amendm^ts propos'd were, after some debate upon the same
had agreed to.
His Ex^ncy is pleased to Recommend to the Board that the
Publick Acco^ts of the Revenue may be all stated & adjusted
before the breaking up of the house And thereupon produced
Copy of the Lords of the Treasuries Letter of the 24^th of
August 1694: Attested for a True Copy under a Notary
publicks hand, being directed to George Plater Esq^r their
Ma^ts Receiver &^ca which being Read was found to Signify that
thereby he was directed to Returne over Bills for the Duties
arising from the Maryland ffieet, which was in the Countrey
before Govern^r Copleys death, pursuant to Order of Councill
of the 26^th of July last past; to which his Ex^ncy does say he
has already given Orders to M^r Plater his Ma^ts Receiver Gen^ll
to Draw forth List of the said Shipping with the time of
their going out and Coming in, together with an Acco^t of
their Loading as also to set down the Exact time of the said
Govern^t Copleys dying, so that the true state of that affair may
be Rightly laid before his Ma^ty.

Munday May 20^th 1695
Councill Again Sate and Were
Present

His Ex^ncv Francis Nicholson Esq^r Cap^t Gen^ll &^ca
Coll Henry Jowles Coll David Brown
The hon^ble Coll Nich^l Greenberry Thomas Brooke Esq^r
Thomas Tench Esq^r Edward Randolph Esq^r
Coll Charles Hutchins

Came from the House of Burgesses M^r Cheseldyn, M^r
Clarke, M^r Lingan, M^r M^r Dent & M^r Hutchinson,
signifying that they were sent from the House to ask leave to
see his Ex^ncies Mapp of this Province & take his direction for
the dividing Sn^t Maries Calvert and Charles Countys; Which
accordingly being produced and Laid before them, it was
agreed upon that Sn^t Maries County bounds begin on the