328 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

           Lib. H. D.    conceiving it to be for his Majtes honor rather to advance then

                 loose ground in that place.

                Robert Clarke  John Brown    Ino Sprigg

                Daniel Danielson             Ino Ramsey     Wm W R: Ray

                Tho: X Lucas   Paul Busey    Wm Lee

                Wm 0 0 Offoot  Francis F Frisby   Joseph X Greere

                Edward Dawson  Willm Grenup  Nathan Veitch

                John J B Boyde Charles Hay   George Miller

                               Jno Hallem    Wm H Hunter

                               Jno J H Henry Arch Edmonston

                               ffrans Piles  Thorns K Keniston

              p.    176 Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll and Governr in Chief in

                 &cover his Majtes Province and Territory of Maryland and vice

                 Admiralty of the same.

          To all persons to whom these prsent shall come Greeting

                Charles    Know yee that having recd satisfaction concern-

                 Goodman &

                 ais Pass to ing Charles Goodman Edward Weaver, Edmund

                 New Yorke Teynton, & Cornelius Wilimore (the Bearers here

                 of) lately arrived from England in the Ship Maryland Mer

                 chant and from thence intended to go to New Yorke by land,

                 in Order to get on board his Majesties Frigot Forvy, Capt

                 Cullfford Commander there lately Arrived; two of whom I am

                 given to understand, do actually belong to the said Frigot, &

                 the other two were passingers, but by accident were all left

                 behind and forced to gett their passage in the Ship Maryland

                 Marchant aforementioned; Suffer therefore the said Charles

                 Goodman Edward Weaver, Edmund Teynton and Cornelius

                 Willmore to pass on their way to New Yorke aforesaid about

                 their lawfull occasions without any let hinderance or interrup

                 tion; Given at the Town and Port of Annapolis under my

                 hand and Seale this first day of March 1697/8 In the tenth

                 year of his Majesties Reign.

                 A Letter     Sr

                 Touchin the  .

                 Bark Mair- Having notice from our Agent in Scotland that

                 maid, being an the Bark Mermaid (having a Mermaid in her

                 Illegall Trade

                         Stern) John Rodgers a Scotchman Master lately

                 sailed out of Leith Road with Scotch Linnen & other

                 Comodities for Maryland, We desire you will please to cause