Benjamin Fletcher, esqr. our Captain Generall and Governor in Chief of our province of Newyork, to be our Captain generall and Governor in Chief in and over our said province of pennsilvania & Countrie of New castle, and all the Territories and tracts of Land depending theron in America, with directions to take the said province and Countrie under his government: And did therby grant unto him, the sd Benjamin Fletcher, and in Case of his death or absence outt of or province of Newyork & pennsilvania, our Countrie of New castle and our Colonies of East and West New Jersey, unto such person as should be appointed by us to be Commander in Chief of our said province of Newyork, or to our Council of our sd province, the Like powers and authorities as wer granted by our Comission to the said Benjamin Fletcher, bearing date the eighteenth day of March, in the said fourth year of our reign, for the ruling & governing of or sd province of Newyork: and wheras, Humble application Has been made unto us by our trusty and well beloved William penn, Esq. proprietor of or sd province of pennsilvania, that hee may be restored to the administration of the government therof as formerlie: And wheras, the said proprietor Has given us good assurance that hee will take care of the government of our said province & Territories, and provide for the saftie and securitie therof all that in him Lyes, Wee have therupon thought fitt to restore him to the administraon of the government of or sd province & Territories, and accordinglie, our will & pleasure is, that soe much of our said Comission bearing date the twentie-first day of October, in the fourth year of our reign, as doe constitute & appoint our trustie & well beloved Benjamin Fletcher, Esqr., to be our Captain Generall and Governor in Chief of our said province of pennsilvania, Countrie of newcastle, & the territories & tracts of Land depending theron in America, together with all the powers and authorities therby granted for the ruling and governing of our sd province and Countrie, doe from the publicaon of these our Letters patents, cease, determin & become void, and accordinglie, the same are hereby declared void; of which all persons whom it may concern are to take notice & govern ymselves accordinglie, Under paine of our Highest displeasure. In wittnes wherof, wee Have caused these our letters to be made patents. Wittness ourSelves att Westminster, the twentieth day of August, in the Sixt year of our reign.

Indorsed a duplicate of the grant to William penn, Esqr.

PIGOTT.

By writt of privie Seal, with the great Seal appended, in yellow wax.

PIGGOTT.

Wm. penn, propriatorie of pennsilvania, &c. His Commission To Wm. Markham, to be Governor under him of the sd province and Countries annexed.

Seal of the province.

William penn, proprietarie of the province of pennsilvania & Counties annexed, to his Trustie and beloved friend and kinsman, William Markham, J Greeting:

Being as yet unable to goe myself, and having not time to make anie other settlements of publick affairs than that which followes, And reposing speciall Confidence in thy justice, prudence and integritie, I have hereby thought fitt to Nominate & appoint thee Governor of my said province, &c. under me, And I doe hereby declare and Constitute thee Governor of the same as aforesaid; Hereby also appointing & constituting for the more easie discharge of the trust reposed in thee, Two assistants, viz: John Goodson and Samuell Carpenter of philadelphia, in the province aforesd, strictlie charging and requiring thee in all things to govern according to the known Laws & usages therof, and with the advice and Consent of both, or one of them; And particularlie, that Care be taken to Suppress all vice and disorderlie walking, by reviving and zealouslie executing all those Laws that tend to Sobriety-Strictlie charging all persons concerned to give thee & assistants the respect due to yor respective stations in government; Hereby revocking all former Comissions granted by mee, And this Comission to Continou in force till farder order from mee. Given att Bristoll, this twentie-fourth day of the ninth month, one thousand Six Hundred ninty and four.

WM. PENN.

Wm. penn's Commission to John Goodson & Samll Carpenter, to be assistants.

William penn, proprietary of the province of pennsilvania, &c., to his trustie & Loving friends John Goodson and Samuell Carpenter: Wheras, I Have appointed and Constituted my Cousin William Markham, Governour under mee of my province of pennsilvania, &c., and taking into Consideration the state of the province, and his frequent indisposition, I have thought fitt, Reposing Speciall Confidence in yor Justice, prudence & Integrite, To appoint and Constitute you assistants to him in government, according as is expressed in his Commission, by your advice and Consent, or the advice and Consent of one of you, to transact and govern the affairs of the said province in my absence, according to the Laws & usages therof; Requiring all people to give you the respect that is due to you in that station and Capacitie. Given att Bristoll, this Twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, 1694. WM. PENN.

[PHILADELPHIA, 23d Aprill, 1695.

Att a Councill Held att philadelphia Die Martis, 23d Aprill, 1695.

PRESENT:

WM. MARKHAM, Esqr., Gor. under Wm. penn, &c.

Samll Carpenter,

Samll Richardson,

Anthony Morris,

David Lloyd,

Caleb pussey,

George Maris,

Jno Donaldsonn,

Jno Williams,
Richd Hallywell.

Upon reading the petion of Wm. Troutt, It was ordered that the triall of the Seizure of the briganteen yrin named, should be in the Countie of Chester, upon the 18th of Aprill instant, and that a

Comission be accordinglie granted, & a warrantt to the sheriff of that Countie to Summon a Jury.

Upon reading the petion of Jno Holme, It was ordered yt Samll Richardson, David Lloyd & Anthonie Morris, doe inspect the accots in the sd petion mentioned, and make report this afternoone.

Upon reading the petion of Samll peres, It was ordered That execuon & all further proceedings att ye Comon Law be stop't till y° cause yrin mentned be heard at next provinciall Court in equitie.

Upon reading, the petion of Ralph Ward, Ordered yt Hee & the Sheriff complained agt, appear att this board to-morrow morning. Upon reading the petion of Jno king, Ordered yt Elizt. Hooton, by her self or attornie, appear to-morrow morning att this board, To show cause (if anie they have) why a procedendo should not Issue, & yt y Secrie give her a Copie of ye sd petion & of this order.

Upon reading the petion of Edmond Dutton, Ordered yt hee & Samil Atkins, Complained agt, appear to-morrow morning att this

board.

Adjourned to 5 post meridiem.

POST MERID.

Five in the afternoone.
PRESENT:

WM. MARKHAM, Esqr., Governor, & others, as in the forenoone. Samll Richardson, David Lloyd & Anthony Morris, Reported to this board, That by the inspection of ye accots mentned in Jno Holmes' petion, the estate of Nicholas & Marie More's, deceased, are Considerablie indebted to severall psons upwards of 370lb. And yrfore, the Gor & Councill ordered, That the sd Jno Holme might be permitted & allowed, & is hereby permitted & allowed to sell the plantaon of Green-spring, with all y Lands & improvments therto belonging, & such parts of the mannor of moreland as decended to Samll More, deceased, or were Lotted outt for ye sd Samll & Rebecca Mores, deced, as may amount to what they dyed indebted to him, y° sd Jno Holme & others, and such other parts of the estate of ye sd Nicholas, Marie, Samll & Rebecca Mores, deced, as will onlie defray their just debts, & the educaon of the said Nicholas Mores' Surviving children, & the better Improvment of the remainder of the sd estate, according to Law. And further Ordered, that the members of Councill for the Countie of philadelphia, or anie two of ym, may supervise the sd sales that they be made for true & valuable Consideraons & not undersold.

Adjourned to 24th Aprill instant.

[24th Aprill, 1695.

Att a Councill Held att philadelphia Die Mercury, 24th Aprill, 1695.

PRESENT:

WM. MARKHAM, Esqr., Governor undr Wm. Penn, &c., et ysdem

ut antea.

John Moore appeared on y° behalf of Eliz. Hooton & Jno King, by himself and Griffith Jones on his behalf, and upon reading y sd Jno King's petion, & some debate yron by the attornies on both sides, The further debate yron was referred to the 18th day of May

next.

Upon reading the petion of Ralph Ward, Ordered yt ye sd Ralph paying y two fines of ten shills. each, & the laull charges, yt y' Sheriff return him ye goods taken upon execuon, If unsold.

Upon reading the petion of Edmond dutton, agt Samll Atkins, Samll having had notice to appear and answer y same but did not, Ordered yt both the execuons of both the sd Judgmts obtained by ye sd Samll Atkins agt the sḍ Edmond Dutton, be stopt, and yt the whole matter be, and is hereby referred to the further Consideraon, explicaon & determinaon of ye next provinciall Court in equitie.

Upon reading the petion of Hugh Hall agt James Stanfield, By the consent of the said James, It was ordered yt Hugh Hall have an appeall granted him from the judgmt of the Countie Court to ye next provinciall Court in equitie, agt ye sd James, The sd Hugh Hall giving good securitie to prosecute the said appeall, & to pay all costs & damages that shall be awarded agt him.

Att a Council Held att Philadelphia Die Saturni, 25th May, 1695.

PRESENT:

WM. MARKHAM, Esqr., Governor, undr Wm. Penn, & all the members of Councill.

Upon Reading the petion of Jno King agt Eliz. Hooton, & the two orders yron, ye 23d & 24th of April last past, Ordered yt ye further Hearing of the sd petion be befor all Comittee of all the repsentatives of Councill, & yt they make report yrof to the Gor. in Councill.

Upon Reading. the petion of Robert Wade agt the Countie of Chester, for the grand Jurie of the sd Countie their taking away his propertie in Chester for a Landing, by virtue of y° 100d Law of the province, enacting that each Countie Court of this province & territories yrf, shall appoint and settle a sufficient Cart-way to the most convenient Landing place in their rexive Counties for publick use & benefit.

After a full debate, The Question was put by the Governor, whethe sd Law could Justifie the sd grand Jurie's act? And it was Carried in the Negative.

Wherupon it was ordered by the Governor and Councill, that the said Robert Wade, nor his assigns, be no further troubled, molested nor disquieted in the peaceable possession of his propertie.

Upon Reading the petion of Samll Lewis, Ordered that the repsentatives in Councill for the Countie of Chester, examine and hear the whole matter, & that they have yrby power to call before ym all

persons concerned in the sd Complaint, both pties & witnesses, and make report therof to the Governor and Councill.

Upon reading the petion of Tenniss Lins, Ordered that the Sheriff of the Countie of Chester give the petionr an order for the goods hee took in execuon of Israell Taylor's, and that hee have his remeadie att Law for the remainder of his debt, and damages.

Upon Reading the petion of Thomas Herris, it was the opinion of the Gor & Councill that the mattr is not cognizable befor ym, seeing hee might have had an appeall to the County Court in equity.

Upon Reading the petion of Jno Hugg agt Benjn Chambers, Referred to Law.

Upon reading the petions of Henrie peirce and Wm. Howell, Referred to Comrs of proptie.

Upon reading the petion of Chester Countie for a ferrie att the rock; And of the welsh for a ferrie att Wm. Powell's; And of some of the Inhabitants of philadelphia about securing their gun-powdr, & providing of Ladders and Leather bucketts; and of another agt disorders in sd towne; and of another about Tann'd Leather; These 5 petions wer referred to the Comittee for preparing of Bills to be past into Laws.

Upon Reading the petion of Griffeth Owen agt Wm. Hawkes and Jno Moore, for detaining from him a patent delivered them to make some writings by, Ordered that sd Hawkes attend ye Governor & Councill the 28th instant.

[28 May 1695.

Att a Councill Held att philadelphia Die Martis, 28th May, 1695.

PRESENT:

WM. MARKHAM, Esqr., Gor under Wm. penn, &c., & all the members except Jos. Growdon.

Upon Reading the petion of Griff. Owen, Appeared Wm. Hawkes, & upon Hearing, It was ordered yt sd Hawkes give the pa's to David Lloyd to be recorded, & there to remain till the severall grants be made to the pties yrin concerned, & till the sd parties agree in whois hands it shall be Lodged.

Upon Reading the petion of Comfort Scott agt Wm. Clark, & his ansr therto, It was referred to the Comrs. of propertie.

[30th May, 1695.

Att a Councill Held att philadelphia Die Jovis, 30th May, 1695.

PRESENT:

WM. MARKHAM Esqr., Gor undr Wm. Penn, &c., & all the members except as above.

Upon reading the petion of Joseph Wood agt Wm. Shardlow & his attornie, Charles Sanders, The matter was Left to the Course of the Comon Law, & it was recommended to the Justices of the Countie Court to inspect the matter.