tained; & ye next Wednesday was assigned him for his & y Justi ces, & His wittnesses attendance.

[12th Aprill, 1700.

Att a Council Held att philad. die Veneris, 12th Aprill, 1700.

PRESENT:

WM. PENN, pror. & Gor, et ysdem, except Jasper Yeates.

The pror. & Gor acquainted y Council yt hee had Late intelligence yt Wm. Orr, Geo. Thompson, peter Lewis, Henry Stretcher & Diggerie Tenny, inhabitants of ye town of Lewis, in Sussex Countie, had gone on board Capt. kidd, ye privateer, (who in Julie last Lay some days before Cape Henlopen,) and had Corresponded wt him, & received from him & his crew some muslains, Calicoes, monies & other goods wch wer East India, & prohibited goods, & yt they had brought ym on shore, hid, sold & given away most of ym, wtout acquainting ye govrmt or ye king's Collr of ye port of Lewis wt yo same, wch hee Look't upon to be, if not piracie, at Lest Confederating wt ym, & accessaries & promoters of illegal trade, & yrfor desiring y Councill's advice yrin.

Lawman,

Itt was the opinion of the Gor & Council, That Collector of port Lewis, should be attested as solemnlie as if he took an oath, to declare the truth as farr as hee knows in yt matter, & yt yrafter ye sd psons should be examined one by one, Concerning y° sd Crime; wch was done, & yr examinaons are on file.

Upon reading y° petion of Luke Manlow, setting forth that att kent Countie Court 12th March Last, hee was psented for feloniouslie taking a Heiffer in March, 1696, & was Comitted & tried wtout his evidence, & denied imparlance to ye next Court, & Cast as a fellon, & yt hee honestly pchased sd Heiffer, & is now furnished wt evidence to prove yo same. And therfore, Requesting an ordr to ye Sheriff of sd Countie to forbear execuon of any Judgmt in yt case, & to grant him a rehearing att next Court for sd Countie.

Ordered yt ye per. have a rehearing yrof next Quartr ss. for sd Countie, & yt Wm. Wilson, sheriff yrof, desist from executing any writt or warrant of execuon issued, or to be issued outt agt yo per on sd Judgmt, att his perrill, & yt ye per. intimate this ordr to him. Adjourned to 13th instant.

[13th April, 1700.

Att a Council Held att philad. die Sabathi, 13th April 1700.

PRESENT:

WM. PENN, pror. & Gor, et ysdem ut antea.

The pror. & Gor desired the Council to advise him what was fitt to be done wt sd Wm. Orr & others, in ordr to yr trial & punishmt. It was ye unanimous opinion of y Council yt they be comitted & delivered up into ye hands of the Court of Admiraltie, in ordr to yr trial,

& yt Jno Moore, deputie to Coll. Quarry, Judge yrof, be sent for & acquainted yrwith, & yt his advise be taken yrin. Upon notice given him Hee appeared, & ye pror. & Gor acquainted him yt hee had sent 150 miles for sd psons, yt they wer come att ye province charge, & had been examined before him & Council & Comitted Close prisoners, & yt itt was yr opinion yt hee, as Coll. Quarrie's deputie, be acquainted & consulted about the manner of yr trial. The sd Jno Moore made ansr yt hee was but deputie, & ye thing new to him, but assured ym yt Coll. Quarrie wold be in town in a few days, & yn they wold take measures for yr trial, & yt it was not fitt to be precipitant yrin. To wch y Gor & Council acquiesced.

Adjourned to 15th instant.

[15th Aprill, 1700.

Att a Council held at philad. die Lunæ, 15th Aprill, 1700.

WM. PENN, pror & Gor.

Edward Shippen,

Griffith Owen,

PRESENT:

John Donaldson,

Tho. Bedwell,

John Hill,

Samll Preston,

Tho. fenwick.

David Lloyd, The pror & Gor acquainted ye Council yt by warrt hee had Comanded the sherif of kent Countie to bring hither one James Brown who came home wt Capt. Averie to providence, who brought him up, & was examined befor ym 12th instant, & was now prisoner in this Countie goal, & desired to be advised by ye Council whether to take bail for his appearance, or send him hence to England by y° first opportunity, or to send him to Boston in New England, to ye Earle of Bellomont, in obedience. Itt was ye Council's opinion yt hee be sent to Boston, to ye Earle of Bellomont.

[25th June, 1700.

Att a Council Held att philad. die Martis, 25th June, 1700.

PRESENT:

WILLIAM PENN, Proprietor and Governour.

Ac

The pror & Gor sent y messr of the Council to Call Edward Shippen, Saml Carpenter, Jno Moll, Robt. turner, Gr. Owen, Wm. Clark, Caleb pussey & Joseph Growdon, to attend him att his house. cordinglie Ed Shippen, Saml Carpenter, Jno Moll, Wm. Clark & Caleb pussey appeared. The pror & Governor acquainted ym yt since the Charter was delivered up again to him, it was not fitt hee should be wtout a Council, yt yrfor hee had made choice of ym to be some of his Council, & yrfor desired y secrie to read y° Qualification prepared for ym to sign; wch hee did, & sd psons signed ye same & took place att y board; also Robt turner appeared & was also qualified.

Adjourned to 26th instant.

[26th June, 1700.

Att a Council Held att philad. die Mercury, 26th instant.

PRESENT:

WM. PENN, pror & Governor.

Edward Shippen,

Saml Carpenter,

Griffith Owen appearing, signed y° qualificaon aforsd and took his place.

The pror. & Gor delivered to yo secrie a Comission under y great seal of the province, appointing one Thomas Storie keeper of the great Seal & Mr of the Rolls, to be read; wch being done, y pror. & Gor delivered him ye sd seal & admitted him a member of Council, who signed ye sd qualificaon, & took place.

Resolved yt y Council meet everie 4th day of y' week, y° att Govrs house, att 9 in y morning, & oftener, as hee should give ym notice.

Adjourned to 1st July, 1700.

[1st July, 1700.

Att a Council Held att philad. die Lunæ, 1st July, 1700.

WM. PENN, pror & Governor.

Edwd Shippen,

Rt. Turner,

PRESENT.

Wm. Clark,

John Moll,

Thomas Storie.

Upon reading the petion of Sarah Gibbs, widdow, setting forth yt Her Husband Latelie dyed, Leaving her much in debt, & the charge of a sucking child, & having nothing wherwt to pay ye sd debts but y shell of a smal house, unfinisht & a Lott valued att 50£, yrfor, requesting y Gor & Council to allow, permit, & authorize her to make sale yrof, towards ye defraying of sd debts, educaon of sd infant & her support, according to the Laws and Customs of sd province. Wheron Rt. turner signified yt ye sd allegaons wer true y circumstances qrof being to him well known.

Itt was yrfor Ordered yt sd Sarah Gibbs be pmitted, allowed & authorized, & is hereby by ye Gor & Council pmitted, allowed & authorized, to make sale & conveyance to anie pson qtsoever, of ye sd house & Lott, wt its improvments and apptenances, & to ym & yr Heirs & assigns for ever, towards yo defraying her just debts, y educaon & maintainance of sd infant & her owne support, according to ye Laws & Customs of sd province, to Hold to ye sd pchasers yrof & yr heirs & assigns, to yr use & behoofe, in fee simple & estate of inheritance forever. Itt was unanimouslie agreed & assented to by yo Gor & Council, that- -be appointed, & is hereby authorized & impowered to go round y town with a small Bell in the night time, to give notice of ye time of night & the weather, & if any disorders or danger happen by fire or otherwise in the night time, to acquaint the Constables yrof.

Ordered yt y Secrie give notice to Benj. Chambers & powell, keeprs of ye ferries over Schuilkill, yt they do not, after day Light is shutt in, transport anie persons yt if not well known to ym, or yt cannot give a good accot of ymselves.

Itt was by y pror & Gor proposed to the Council to consider how y law about prisons being workhouses should be effectuallie put in

execuon.

Upon Reading the memorial of Wm. Southbe, Clark of y market, to Gor & Councill, about rules to be made for regulating y market of philadelphia & bread assize,

Ordered ye sd Wm. Southbe in ye meantime discourse ye bakers about y° assize of bread, & yt hee, wt some of ym, attend this board ye 3d instant.

Adjourned to 3d instant.

[3d July, 1700.

Att a Councill Held att philadelphia die Mercury, 3d instant.

Wm. Southbee & some of ye bakers appeared wt yr bread, wch being weighed was found too Light. In excuse they affirmed yt if they came up to ye assize they could not Live by itt, wch was y general opinion of the Council; And yrfor, it was ordered by y Gor & Council yt each baker should bake but 3 sorts of bread, viz: white, wheaten & househould, & no more, & yt the Loaves should be a pennie Loaf or roll, a 5d Loaf & a 10d Loaf, & no other; & if anie of these should exceed the assize in finnes or weight, It should be equallie seizable as if it wer undr the finnes or weight, & yt each Baker of soft bread be allowed 6d on ye bushell above y' assize, i. e.: when wheat, is att 5s p. bush. they shall make yr bread as if it wer at 5S 6d, & wheat being now 5S p. bush. ye sd white bread shall weigh six oz; the wheaten 10 oz, & ye household 13 oz & 4, & so proporonablie.

Adjourned to 5 post meridiem.

Att wch time, Joseph Growdon appearing, subt ye qualificaon and took his place.

The pror. & Gor caused the secrie to read y orders, Rules & Regulaon yt wer made for ye market att philad. y 1st 8br, 1693, wch was done; & after some alteron in y sixt article, they ratified y same & ordered ye secrie to ingross ym in these minutes, & to give Copie yrof to the Clark of the market, by him to be executed wt as much discretion as hee could, and ye sd regulaon stands fair on y said minutes ye sd 1st 8br, 1693, to wch referr consisting of 9 articles, qrof y sixt is That no Hucksters (or psons yt sell again) shall buy or cheapen anie of the aforemenoned provisions untill y second ringing of y Bell, upon forfeiture of ye same & 6d to ye poor, & I to y Clark of y markett.

Upon reading the petion of Catherin Vandeveer agt Cornelius Empson, Ordered yt ye secrie by Lettr, acquaint ye sd Cornelius therwith, & that Hee send him Copie of sd petion, and yt hee appear before y Gor & Councill the 17th instant, to make answer to ye same.

Adjourned to 10th instant.

10th July, 1700.

Att a Councill held att philad. die Mercury, 10th July, 1700.

PRESENT:

WM. PENN, pror. & Governor.

Upon reading the petion of James Streater, setting forth that in 1686 hee sent hither a man & his wife bound to him for 4 years, yt ye woman died att sea, & y man soon after hee came hither, yt wt ym he sent a boy bound to him for 3 years, & bout 40£ st in goods, to take up his Land; yt ye sd servant man made a will & gave yo pers. servant boy, Edwd James, his time & all ye sd goods, & yt y boy concealing yt hee was servant to anie other than ye pers. man, Jno Honnet, The Court bound out ye sd boy to Jno Redman, Bricklayer, for 4 years, who choose him for his guardian, who administered on ye sd pers. goods, apprized at 38£. 4s. & 7d, & some of ym at an under value. That ye per wrote to Wm. Clayton about itt, who told sd Redman yt ye sd goods & boy wer y pers. & yt sd Redman had ye pers. writtings in his hands, wch hee latelie hath delivered to him, & yt sd Redman & James have ye sd goods between ym, or ye value of ym, & yt said Redman hath said hee will never pay ye per, ptending he hath paid ye sd James, who says he has received but 9£, & yt sd Redman sold ye sd James to one Freeman for 201, & paid himself wt 20li of his goods, and yrfor desiring Justice. The per produced Indres, for said John & Martha Honnets, undr yr hands & Sealls, as also the nuncupative will of ye sd Jno. as it stands recorded in y office of probate of wills, &c. & an obligaon undr yo hands & sealls of Jno Redman & Wm. Freeman, his suretie, to admr the estate of sd Jno, & an Invrie.

Ordered yt Sam Carpenter speak to sd Redman about the sd petion, & to know of him whether hee will Leave it to y decision of

men.

The inconvenience of the goales standing where it now does, and y removal yrof to ye place purchased for ye same in 3d street, being moved to ye Gor & Councill, After some debate yrupon, The Gor & Council appointed Edwd Shippen & Wm. Clark to go to ye inhabitants adjacent to ye prison, & to see what they & others will advance beforehand (to be deducted outt of the next County tax to be Laid for building a Court house) towards removing ye sd goal & Brick wall.

Adjourned to 17th instant.

[17th July, 1700.

Att a Council Held att philad. die Mercury, 17th instant.