A Commission from y Govr was read, Impowring the Provll Council to act in the Governmt in his Steed, Tho. Lloyd being Presidt of y° same.

Also, a Comission for Tho. Lloyd to keep the great Seale, was read.

Provll Judges appointed by Comission, Vizt: Wm. Welch, Nich. Moore, Wm. Wood, Robt Turner & John Eckley.

Adjourned till 19th 6th Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at New Castle The 19th of yo 6th month, 1684.

The Commission for the great Scale was againe read, and the Seale delivered to Tho. Lloyd.

A Comission was read Impowring Tho. Lloyd, James Claypoole & Robt Turner, to Signe Pattents and grant Warrats.

Wm. Clayton, Robt Turner & Danll Pastoruses, Comission for Justices of y Peace for Philadelphia County was read.

Wm. Clark's Genll Comission for y° Peace was read, and filled up in Councill.

Adjourned till 24th 6th Mo. 84.

At a Councill held at New Castle The 24th of the 6th month, 1684.

Ordered that the next Justice in Comission to the Presidt of the Court of New Castle, doe officiate in the same till further Order. Adjourned till ye 10th 7th Mo., 81.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia the 10th of ye 7th Mo. 1684.

Wm. Welch being deceased, the Membrs of Council for N. Castle County, Informed the Council of y Want of one in his place: Wherupon, the Presidt put ye Quest., whether or not there should be a Writt sent downe to Chuse a Memb. to serve in his steed: past in y° Affirmative.

Quest. Whether the Managemt of the Genall Surveyrs Place of New Castle County, Should be put into the hands of Tho. Holmes, Survr Genll of ye Province, till further orther; and that Tho. Person be his Deputy for y Time being, he receiving Instructions from ye Genll Surveyor. Past in Affirmative.

Information being given to this board that the Widdow Ogles' hay was thrown into ye Creek, and Andrew Stelle's Clouths Terne by Coll. Talbots' People, who did it by his Order, Edmd Cantwell and Jno. Cann were Ordered to Inspect the thruth of it, and to make a Speedy report of ye same to this board.

Adjourned till ye 11th 7th Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia The 11th of ye 7th month, 1684. .

It being proposed by a Membr in Councill, that a New Comission of the Peace be granted for the Countys of Philadelphia & New Castle, by reason of ye removeall and Decease of ye sayd Presidt, it was Unanimously agreed that New Comissions should be Issued Out. Ordered that Notice be given to the Provll Judges, to request them to appear in Councill to Morrow, at the 9th houre.

Adjourned till ye 12th 7th Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia The 12th of ye 7th Mo., 1684.

Ordered that upon the Decease or Absence of ye Present President from this Province or Territories, that it shall and may be Lawful for the Provll Councill, upon any urgent Emergency, to meet together, & Chuse a Presidt or Vice presidt, as Occasion shall Offer, from time to time.

Wm. Clayton & Robt. Turner attested Justices of y° Peace, for y County of Philadelphia.

Ordered that the King's Proclamation forbidding his subjects to Enter into the Servis of forreigne Princes, be read to morrow by the Sherriff, in the most publick places of Philadelphia, at tenn of the Clock to morrow; and to be affixed in a Public place for the Publick

View.

Ordered that a Comission be speedly Issued fourth for One to Supply the place of a Provll Judge, Lately deceased.

Ordered that it be referred to ye Presidt and psent Membrs, to Comissionate Treasurer if Occasion be.

The Comission of y five Provll Judges was this day delivered unto Nicholas Moore & Robt. Turner, who were accordingly Attested. The Coppy Wherof is as followed, Vizt:

Wm. Penn, Propery & Govr of ye Province of Pennsilvania & Territories thereunto belonging.

To my Trusty & Loving friends, Nicholas Moore, Wm. Welch, Wm. Wood, Robt Turner & John Eckley. Greeting:

Reposing Speciall Confidence in yr Justice, Wisdom and Integrity, I doe, by Virtue of y King's Authority, derived unto me, Constitute you Provinciall Judges for the Province and Territories, & any Legall Number of you a Provll Court of Judicature, both fixed and Circular, as is by Law directed, giving you and Every of you full power to act therin according to ye same; Strictly Chargeing you and Every of you, to do Justice to all and of all degrees, without delay, fear, favour or Reward: And I doe hereby require all Persons within the Province and Territories aforesaid, to give you ye due Obedience and respect belonging to your Station, in the Discharge of your Dutys.

This Comission to be of force duering two years Ensueing ye Date hereof, You and Every of You behaving yourselves well therein, and Acting according to y° same.

Given at Philadelphia, y fourth of ye sixth Month, One thousand six hundred Eighty & four, being ye thirty Sixth year of y° King's Raign, & ye fourth of my Governmt.

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Posterip For y three Upper Countyes and Towne of Philadelphia.

WM. PENN.

Ordered that the Registrey's Office for the County of New Castle, be managed by Jno. Cann, till further Order.

Ordered that y° Presidt and Present Members may have power out of Councill to grant Licences.

An Information being given to this board from Samll Land, High Sheriff of the County of New Castle, That there was a Ship Lately arrived which was an unfree Bottom; Whereupon he seized her.

Ordered that Wm. Clark, Jno. Cann, Edmd Cantwell, Peter Aldrichs, and Jno. Williams, or any three of them, Strictly Inquire into the Nature and Truth of ye Information, and Transcefer an acco' thereof to ye Presid', or in his absence to Tho: Holmes.

Ordered in Councill, that ye Presid', & Members present may Empower such as they think fitt, to be a Court of admiralty, for the hearing and determining the State and Case of the Shipp Seized; and that upon all other, and the Like urgent Occasions, that the Presid' & Pres' Members may, in absencs of y Councill, proceed to act therein wth Prudence, Law and Discretion, according to y° Necessity of y° Matter, and that on account of ye same be reported to ye next Coun

cill.

Adjourned till ye 14th 8th Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia The 14th 8th Mo., 1684.

The Ship Called the harp, of London, Robt. Hutchins Master, being by this board Called in Question for his Ship's being an unfree Ship, and upon Consideration had by this board and Sam" Horsent, Prosecutor, in behalfe of Sam" Land, Prosecuting & desireing Judgment against the said Ship.

Monsieur Dethees, Master, Alias Pilot, appearing in person in Councill, produced a Past under the hands of the Comiss" of London, and Seal of the Custom house, dated ye 9th May, 1684; but positively declared that he had noe Clearing to produce, neither (as he said) could he produce any from the Admiralty Office of Darby house, and that Mounsieur Duthees that had been Employed to dispose of the Charity given to some french Protestants of good Quality, bound for Pennsilvania, did Solicite at ye sd Admiralty for a Clearing, but could not obtaine it; Hezekias helmont, Ed Hunter & Jeffrey Johnson, Seamen & Saylors on said Ship, being also called, and Personnally appearing in Councill, & being Interrogate severally and Joyntly, declared that they knew nothing of the Clearing of the said Ship, and that they knew nothing of her being an unfree Ship till they came to burnegat, where they then heard of one above that Knew more than they, that Shee was an Unfree Ship.

The board upon hearing of the whole matter, and all that could be alleged in behalf of said Ship, It is y Judgm' of the board that Shee is an Unfree Ship, & so forfeited.

Condemnation and Sale of the Ship harp of London, By the President & Members of Prov" Councill of the Province of Pennsilvania, and Territories thereunto belonging:

Information being made to this board by Sam" Land, that a Certaine Ship called the harp, of London, Lately arrived with Passingers from London, in England, and now riding before the towne of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsilvania, is a french Bottom, and noe ways made free to Trade or Import any goods into any of his Majesty's Plantations in America, and soe under the forfeiture Exprest in the laws of Navigation, upon a full hearing of the Business in Councill, the fourteenth of y Eighth Mo., 1684, And by the Ingenious Confession of the Master, who Terms himselfe Pilot of ye said Ship, who produced a Pass under the hand of y Comiss" & Seale of the Custom house at London, Dated the Ninth of the Second* Month, 1684, but positively declared that he had noe clearing to produce, Neither as he said) could he produce any from the admiralty office of Darby house, and that Mounsieure Duthees that had been Employed to dispose of the Charity given to some french Protestants of good Quality, bound for Pennsilvania, did solicite at said Admiralty for

*Should be third.

Clearing, but could not obtaine it, the seamen & Saylors, Viz' : Hezekias Helmont, Edwd Hunter, and Jeffery Johnson, of ye sd Ship being called, and personally appearing in Councill, did declare Joyntly & Severally, that they knew nothing of her being an unfree Ship untill they came to Barnegatt's, where they then heard that shee was an Unfree Ship; and Sam" Land being prosecutor, Desireing Judgm', the President and Prov" Councill upon hearing of y' wholematter & all that could be alleged in behalf of ye said Ship.

Have and doe adjudg and Condemn ye Said Ship as aforesaid, forfeited according to Law, the 14th of the 8th month, 1684; and Comissrs being respectively appointed for y View, appraisemt & sale of y' said Ship, wth Tackle, apparrell & Amunition, &c. did accordingly, between yo hours of three & five of the day in ye afternoone, being the 14 of the 8 month, 1684, Sel the said ship by the Inch of Candle, to Barnaba Wilcox, for fifty-nine pounds ten Shillings six pence; whom we doe Declare to be the Sole, Right, and Lawful Owner of ye said Ship.

Adjoined till 22th 8th Mo.; 84.

THOM. LLOYD.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia ye 22th of ye 8 Mo., 1684.

Ordered that John Songhurst, W. East, Thom. Taylor, appraise y french Ship wch is forfeited, and make returne fourth with to this board.

Ordered that James Claypoole, Samll Carpenter, & Wm. framp. ton, be Comissrs to Dispose of ye french Ship fourthwith.

Ordered that Wm. Darvall, Grunadus Wessel, Jno. Brigs & Danll Jones have Comissions for Justices of the peace for Kent County. Ordered that Peter Alrichs, Robt Owen, Edmd Cantwell & Abram. Man, have Comissions for Justices of the peace for New Castle County.

The Returne of the Sheriff of New Castle was this day read, for the Choyce of Peter Alrichs to be a Councellor for that place, Who was this day attested in Councill.

The Petition of Edmd Cantwell was read, and the Council Exprest their unwillingness to take cognizance thereof, by reason had regularly his Legall remedy from the Provll Court, to which he appealed, and should have prosecuted his Complaint & Greavance; how Ever, they thought it advisable to have a Letter Sent to the Clark of the County of New Castle by the Clark of the Councill, to send up to this board wth all Expedition, a Coppy of the appeal, Judgmt Bond and Execution, wth the Declarion Plea and Verdict Entred & Issued out against the Complainant.

Adjourned till 24th 8th Mo., 1684,