272 Papers Relating to Affairs in Maryland, 1701—14.

           P. R. O. That the Government of Maryland is a Proprietary Gov

                  ernmt, & will be in yor Petr upon the decease of his Father.

                    That yor Petr having severall times taken all the Oaths to

                  the Governmt as well as the Sacrament in the Church of Eng

                  land, & having allways demeaned himself with the utmost

                  Duty & affection, towards yor Majesty & Government

                    Therefore humbly prays, that yor Majty will be Graciously

                  pleased to continue his Pension, for the support of his chil

                  dren, during his Father's life, & Farther prays, that Captn

                  Hart's Corfiission may be renewed; But if there are any

                  objections that may avail against Captn Hart's being contin

                  ued, yor Petr humbly craves, he may himself be sent Governr

                  of the said province, during his Father's life, with a saving

                  to all the Rights of the Patent, which is his Inheritance.

                    And yor Petr shall (as in Duty bound) ever Pray &ca

                                               Ben: Leo: Calvert

            Lib. H. U. Robert Quary Esqr Surveyor Generall of her MajtYs Cus

               p. 637 toms on the Continent of North America and Islands adjacent,

                  To John Dansey Esqr

                    By Virtue of a Deputation Granted unto me by the Honbles

                  the Commissioners of her Majtys Customs in London bearing

                  Date the second Day of November 1703. Grounded on a

                  Warrant from the Honble the Earl of Godolphin Lord

                  High Treasurer of Great Brittain, in pursuance likewise of

                  Additionall articles of Instructions from their Honnours dated

                  at the Custom house in London the 14th Day of ffebruary

                  1705. Directing me amongst other things that in Case of any

                  Vacancy by the Death or Want of any Officers of the Cus

                  tomes or otherwise to Depute and Impower some fitt and

                  able Person to serve therein. Finding Great want of a Col

                  lector of her Majtys Customs in the River & District of Pat

                  tuxon in the Province of Maryland, occasioned by the Death

                  of George Mushchamp Esqr Latly Collectr of her Majtys

                  Customs in the said District, I Do therefore hereby Depute

                  and Impower you the sd John Dansey Esqr to be Collector of

                  her Majtys Customs and of all the Rates Dutys & Imposos

                  arising & Growing due to her Majty in the said District of

                  Potuxon by virtue of an act of Parliament maid in the 25th

                  year of the Reigne of King Charles the Second Entitled an

                  Act for the Encouragement of the Eastland & Greenland

                  Trade & for the better securing the plantation Trade. Whereby

                  you have power to Enter into any Shipp Bottom Boat or other

                  Vessell as also into any Shop House Warehouse Hostry or

                  other place what soever for any Goods, Wares Merchandizes

                  Prohibited to be Imported or Exported, or whereof the Cus

                  toms or other Duties have not been Duely payd, and the