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

            Lib. X.   Copy of the Iournal of the house of Delegates who says he

                has he is asked by what Authority he had it &

                does say he had it by Order of the house

                  His Excellency is pleased in his Majestys Name to com

                mand him to go & fetch it in Order to deliver it up to which

                the Speaker makes Answer he does not know whether he

                can or no without the order of the house whereupon his

                Excellency Commanded him not to stir out of Town until he

                did deliver it Mr William Bladen Clerk of the house being

                sent for came who was Sworn to make true Answers to Such

                Questions as should be proposed to him

                  He is asked if ever he was Ordered by his Excellency or

                his Majestys honble Council to alter any thing at any time

                in a Iournal of Assembly or was ever Ordered to leave out

                of his Iournals sent for England any thing Material who Says

                not except Private Petitions which Relate not to any publick

                affair

                  Mr Speaker comes & delivers up the Iournal wch is delivered

                up to Mr Bladen with Express Order that [it] be one of the

                Iournals which is to be sent for England

                       [Letter from Gov. Andros.]

                  This day I received a Letter from Capt Bostock dated at

                his Tent at Guegith the 9th Inst giving me an Account that

                his Matys Advice Boat the Swift (which was drove on Shore

                neer Roanoke) is washed up on the Shoare some what higher

                then she was but without any Damage and doubts not but to

                Save her and desires my hastning to him her Anchors and

                Cables having written to Capt pound for what more he wants

                on that Occasion—I have again given Orders to hasten a

                Sloope to carry him his Anchors and Cables which I had

                ordered before to be weighed and sent to Capt pound for

                some men he had which did belong to the said Shipp, and

                what else he had to send for the said Service

                                  I am

                                    Yor    most humble Servant

                  Virginia March the 15th 1697       E Andros

                       The above lre thus directed

                                        For his Matys Service

                  To his Excy Col: Francis Nicholson Capt Genll and Govr of

                Maryland forwarded this 25th of March to Mr Johnson R L

                          Rëcd the 5th of Aprile

             p. 18 Honble Sr

                  I acquainted you from North Carolina of his majtyes Advice