Mutatis mutandis to Philemon Loyd Cap' of the horse in Liber H. H. Chester and Wye River. Mutatis Mutandis to Jacob Bremington Cap' of the foot in Chester and Wye River— Mutatis Mutandis to Hopkin Davis Capt of the ffoot in Choptanck and St Miles Rivers. Moses Staggoll constituted Sheriff for Kent County (ut forma 279) mut. mutandis for One whole yeare to be computed from the last of May last past and after &c dated 5th July xxxvjth yeare. Edmund Burton security warr' to Cap' Vaughan to sweare the said Staggoll also to take bond for the true performance thereof. value 500 £ sterl July the xvijth MdClxuij patent Denizacōn mutatis mutandis ut est in fol 277. John Jourdean. Att a Councell held att Petuxent the 6th day of Augo 1667 Prsent-Philip Caluert Esq' Chancello Ierome White Henry Coursey Esq” Justices Cap' In Odber and his Seruant being lately murdered by some of the Wiccomeses Indians, and sattisfaccōn being of them demanded and to returne and deliuer up those Indians (who Committed the murder) by William Coursey Esq' being impowred thereunto by the Gouerno', which said demand was utterly refused to bee answered by them, alleadging that the English had kill'd them a woman which they thoughte sufficient sattisfaccōn, therefore did expect those foure Indians now in Custody att st marys (and lately taken prisoners by the English to be detain'd untill the murderers were brought in by the Wiccomeses) should be deliuered up, and that then they would make Articles of peace wth the English otherwise they would not Whereupon after a full Relacōn giuen of all proceedings by said Coursey being p'sent in the said expedicōn to the towne of the wiccomeses and att the taking of the abouesaid foure Indian Prisoners by names Tawahcomoco, Oughseecough, Augheirtt Stannough, and Oneawont The whole Board doth adjudge the said 4 Indians Condemned to dye as Enemyes to the Inhabitants of this prouince p. 283 Liber H. H. Further Ordered that Proclamacōn doe issue throughout the p. 284 prouince (uizt) That the Wiccomeses Indians bee declared held and reputed Enemyes to the Inhabitants of this prouince as allsoe all other Indians that shall receiue harbour or entertaine them Alsoe Ordered that L' Wm Smyth be sattisfyed for his Charge in keeping in Custody the said 4 Indians and theire Guard, out of the publicque leauy 1295' tob: and 2590' tob: more by the Gouerno & Chancello' Who takes to theire owne uses the three young Indians last named and payes the said Charge for the Country the Old Indian being first named to be forthwith Executed Charles Calvert Esq' Cap' Generall of all the forces within this province of Maryland under the Right Honble Cæcilius Absolute Lord and proprietary of the same To Major Thomas Ingram of Talbott County Greeting According to the power to mee by his said Lopp Comitted and upon the speciall trust and Confidence I have in your fidelity circumspection courage and good Conduct I doe hereby Constitute Ordaine and appoint you Major and Comander under Mee of all the forces that at present are raised or which hereafter shall be raised or Come in under your Comand to march in any expedition against all such Indians as are or shall be declared held Knowne and reputed enemyes to the Inhabitants of this province Revoking and annulling by these presents all powers Comissions or Constitutions made by me to any person or persons whatsoever relateing or tending to any Comand or Office in the said March or expedition against the abovesaid enemy Giveing and Granting to you the said Major Thomas Ingram full power and authority to Depute Ordaine and appoint such and so many Officers as shall be requisite, necessary and of ability to Officiate under your Comand which said power or Comand so by you deputed Ordained or appointed by vertue hereof shall be as firme and effectuall to all intents and purposes as if imediate Comission did proceed from mee with the like power to the said Officer or Officers provided alwayes that such Comissions or power so given by you exceed not the limitts of your owne Or contrary to such directions Orders or instructions as I doe herewith send or which hereafter you shall from tyme to tyme receive from Mee, which forces abovementioned you are hereby required to muster exercise and traine up in the Art of warre and in military discipline and in all things to doe as any Major of a Regiment may or of Right Ought to doe to the resistance of all enemyes suppression of all mutines, insolencyes insurrections and rebellions whatsoever And to that end to list such and so many of the inhabitants of your County and all Others that shall come in under your Comand Liber H. H. as you shall thinke fitt and necessary and them so listed when and as often as you shall thinke Convenient to muster and trayne so that they may be in a Readynesse as Occasion shall require to attend my further Comands with fitting Armes and amunition for the expedicōn and purpose aforesaid To haue and to hold the said Office and Comand till the Lord Proprietary his Leiften'nt or Cap' Generall for the tyme being shall signifie his or their pleasure to the Contrary And all persons p. 285 whatsoever are hereby strictly Charged and required to yeild all due Obedience to you the said Major Thomas Ingram in all things appurteineing to the Comand and Office conferred On you as they will answer the Contrary at their perils Given under my hand and seale the seaventh day of August in the six and thirtith yeare of his Lopps Dominion Over the said province Annoq. Dom MDClxvij Att a Councell held att St Marys Augo 24th 1667 Prsent-Philip Caluert Esq' Chancello Jerome White Esq' Councello' Mr Francis Wright of Baltemore County being sent by the Susquehannoths to the Gouerno' and Councell was called in, Who declared that the said Indians did require assistance & amunicōn from the Councell sufficient to goe agt any Indian Enemy & likewise declared Enemyes to the inhabitants of this prouince according to One of the Articles of Agreem' and peace made by the English to the said Susquesahanoughs, Whereupon Ordered that soe many men be prest as the Susquesahanoughs shall require to theire aide and Assistance and sent them up forthwith Also that a quantity of powder be deliuered unto Mr. Francis Wright, and the said Indians to be supplied out of the same as the said Wright shall see requisite and Conuenient The Gouerno' and Councell hath further determined to goe up into Baltemore County and there to giue the Susquesahanoughs a meeting about the 15th day of September next to treat with the said Indians about the peace and safety of this prouince, how to proceed (with the Susquesahanoughs assistance) agt any Indians now held and declared Enemyes to this prouince Commission yssued to Cap' Leivtennt Smith dat. the 7th of Septemb 1667. Idm mutat. mutandis p ut as to Nicholas Young folio. 250. Idm mutat mutandis to Lievtennt Daniell Jenifer put to Wm Smith foli 252. dat. 7th septemb 1667 Liber H. H. 14 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-7 p. 286 Octobr 4th 1667 New Com then issued for the Pe Caluert County, ut est in folio 246, f County of Ann Arrundell the Comm" for that County the said Come encluded are as followeth (uizt) Major Tho: Brookes Thomas Sprigg Charles Brookes John Abington Hugh Stanley these foure not of the Qu Also in said Com is Appointed John Gittings Cler the Records in the said County Court of Caluert Which Courts are to be kept on such dayes as is appointed by Act of Assembly in such Cases prouided— Charles Caluert Esq' Cap' Generall of all the forces w this prouince of maryland und' the Rig Hon Caecilius A lute Lord & Prop' thereof To the Hon Philip Caluert E Greeting According to the power to mee by his said l Comitted and upon the speciall trust and Confidence I haue yo' fidelity circumspeccōn courage and good Conduct I c hereby Constitute Ordaine and Appoint yo* Comand' in che und' mee of all the forces that att p'sent are raised or whi hereafter shall be raised or come in und' yo' Comand to mar in this expedicōn att present intended in Talbott County again any Indians that are or shall be declared held knowne or repute Enemyes to the Inhabitants of this prouince, Giuing and Gran ing to yo the s Philip Caluert full power and Authority depute ordaine and appoint such and soe many Officers a shall be accordingly qualifyed and of ability to Officiate und yo' Comand, which said power, or Comand soe by yo" Giue by uertue hereof shall be as firme and Effectuall to all intent and purposes as if the same with the like power should imediately deriue from mee to the said Officer or Officers as aforesaid which forces aboue mencōned yo" are hereby required to muster Exercise and traine up in the Art of Warr and in Military discipline and in all things to doe as any Comand' in Cheife may or of right ought to doe to the resistance and p. 287 destruccōns of all Enemyes suppression of all mutinyes insolencyes insurreccōns & rebellions whatsoeuer, According to such Orders direccōns or instruccōns as I doe herewith send yo" or which hereafter yo" shall from time to time receiue from mee and to that end to list such and soe many of the Inhabitants of the said County of Talbott as also all such soldiers as shall be prest out of S marys & Caluert Countyes for the said Expedicōn and all Others as shall be prest or come in under yo' Comand as yo" shall think fitt and Necessary, and them Liber H. H. soe listed when and as often as yo" shall thinke Conuenient to muster and traine soe that they may be in a readiness as Occasion shall require to attend my further Comands wth fitting Armes and Amunicōn for the Expedicōn and purpose aforesaid, And in Case of any Rebellion tumult or Sedition amongst any the soldiers or other the inhabitants in Talbott County yow haue full power and Authority by this Comcon to Exercise martiall lawes against all such Rebellious Mutinous or seditious persons who shall refuse to submitt themselues to this your Comand or to Serue in the warr or shall flye or forsake their Ensignes or be loyterers or straglers or Otherwise howsoeuer offending agt the law Custome or discipline militaryly as freely and in as Ample manner and forme as I my selfe by uertue of his lopps Commission to me as Leiutenn' Generall mought doe if I were then and there p'sonally p'sent To haue and to hould the said Office and Comand till the lord Proprietary his leiutenn' or Cap Generall for the time being shall signifye his or theire pleasure to the Contrary and all persons whatsoeuer are hereby Strictly charged and Comanded to yeild all due Obedience to yo" the said Philip Caluert Esq' in all things appertaining to the Comand and Office hereby Conferred on yo" as they will Answer the Contrary at their perills Giuen und hand and lesser seale of this prouince of Maryland the eleuenth day of Octob' in the Six and thiretyth yeare of his said Lordsps Dominion Ouer the said Prouince Annoq Domini One Thowsand Six hundred Sixty Seauen Signed Charles Caluert my Colonial Pa The Lord Baltemores Answer to the Representation P. R. O. delivered to his Majesty in Councell the 16th of October pers, Vol. 21, 1667 from the Governor & Councell of the Colony of Virga No. 133. As to the Instructions from your Majesty of November in ye 14th yeare of your Majesties Reigne 1662 mentioned in the said Representation, he never saw the same, & knoweth not what was therein conteined. But as to the Order of the 29th of Iune 1662 We did see the same, & did thereupon give orders to his Lieutenant of his Province of Maryland to appoint Commissioners to treat with such Commissioners as should be chosen in Virginia to treat about the lessening of the quantityes of Tobacco. That in obedience to the said order Commissioners did meet. from both places, & treat in May the 15th yeare of your Maties reigne, at which meeting a proposall was made by those of Maryland for a Cessacōn for a year but the same was then rejected by those of Virginia they then alledging these reasons against it. |