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    Do promise upon my Safe arrivall in England (God willing) Lib. C. B.

    to Deliver to Coll Nathaniell Blakiston Agent for the Province

    of Maryland in order to Carry to their Lordshipps the Lords

    of Trade & Plantations & to take Coll Blakistons Receipt

    therefore.                       Evan Evans.

      Whereas their Lordships the Rt honrble the Lords of Trade

    and Plantations require to know by what Authority his Exncy

    had Sent Benjamine Celie Humpherye Hernaman to Barbados.

      Ordered that a Representation be drawne up Shewing the p. 57

    reasons viz, the Act of Assembly for Transporting of Celie the

    Conviction of Hernaman & the Imprisonment ffees for which

    by the Law of this Province he was obliged to make Satis

    faction by Service and the Advice & Concurrence of this

    Board to what his Excellency had done therein.

      Mr Philemon Lloyd Secretary of Maryland his Petition read

    and allowed viz.

      To his Excellency John Seymour Esq her Majestys Capt

    Generall & Governour in Chiefe over the Province of Mary

    land and the honrble the Councill.

      The Petition of Philemon Lloyd at Present Appointed

    Secretary of the Province of Maryland Humbly Sheweth.

      That whereas by an Act of Assembly made at a Sessions

    of Assembly held at the Port & Towne of Annapolis the 28th

    Day of June in the year of our Lord 1699 Entituled an Act

    for Limitation of Officers flees it was there Enacted that the

    Clarke of the Provinciall Court among other Enumerated

    ffees, might Charge Eight pounds of Tobacco for Drawing

    any Proceeding of Court, not otherwise rated not Exceeding

    half a Side of a leaf. And by one other Act of Assembly

    made at the Port and Towne of Annapolis the 5th day of

    December 1704 in like manner Entituld An Act for ascertain

    ing Officers ffees it was Enacted that the Said Clarke of the p. 58

    Provinciall Court might Charge Eight pounds of Tobacco for

    Drawing any Proceeding of that Court if it Exceeded half a

    Side of a Leaf here may it Please your Excellency the Nega

    tive not Inserted in the Same Article of the fformer recited

    Act of Assembly is omitted & left out; by which means the

    Clarke is withheld from Charging anything for a great part of

    the Proceedings of that Court to the great Detriment of the

    Secretarys Office & forasmuch as it Appears manifestly to be

    a mistake of the Transcriber & in no wise the Intent of the

    Assembly to Oblige the Clarke to those Services Ex-Officio,

    I do in most humble manner apply my Self to your Excellency

    & this honrble Board for Reieif in the premises.