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

           Lib. x. At a Council held at the Port of

           p. 26Annapolis the 9th day of April 1698

                                Present

                     His Excellency Fra Nicholson Esqr Capt Genl

                        Sr Tho Lawrence Bart Secry

             the honble Colonel Henry Iowles Chancellor

                       Thomas Tench Esqr

                 Henry Philips Servt to Mr Philip Clarke Attorney at Law

               being Sent for as also Mr William Bladen Clerk of the house

               of Delegates who Came accordingly & by order produced to

               the Board the Iournal of the Committee of Laws & the

               Committee of Agreviances this last Sessions of Assembly

               kept by the said Philips who was Sworn to make true Answer

               to what Questions should be Asked him in that Behalf The

               said Pnilips to Oath taken is demanded to give Ac

               count whether those two Iournals were his hand Writing &

               whether he was Clerk all the while to those two Committees

               who says they are both his hand writing and that Iournal of

               the Committee of Laws he kept himself but as to the other

               he was there but two days & writ only what Mr Harris the

               Chairman of that Committee dictated & read to him he is

               asked if the Iournal of the Committee of Aggreivances was

               read to that Committee after he had writ out the same &

               says it was not he is asked if they gave him any other Papers

               & says they did not he is demanded to make answer as he is

               upon oath whether that Iournal be all that was Ordered to

               be writ.

            p. 27    And says that it was but that he made another Copy thereof

               by Mr Harriss Order which he gave to him & being asked who

               took care of all the Loose Papers that lay before that Com

               mittee & does Say Mr Harris and that no Person else took

               them into his Possession he is asked who dictated to him in

               keeping the Iournal of the Committee of Laws & does say

               sometimes one & sometimes another of the said Committee &

               that the whole Journal was read to them afterwards he is asked

               what became of the rough Draughts & Minuits of that Iournal

               & makes answer that he kept Rough Minuits of that Com

               mittee only for the first week and that his Master Philip Clark

               had them as he Believes being left in his said Masters Cham

               ber at Mr Blackwell where the said Committee sate he is asked

               who Ordered him to Stile the house of Delegates the honble

               house of Assembly & does say the Committee did he is asked

               if his Master Mr Clark ever told him that should leave the

               Tobacco that was allowed him for being Clerk to those Com

               mittees & makes Answer that his Masr never did