Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1654-1657. 317

At a Provinciall Court holden the 13^th of August 1655
It is ordered that Cap^t Sampson Waring (who had former

Liber B.
L. O. R.
No. 3.

order for the Same, m^r Michaell Brooke m^r Robert Pott m^r
Woodman Stockley be added to the Number of the Provinciall
Commissioners of Maryland and are hereby Impowered to act
as Commissioners of the Said Province as fully as is Granted
by the Commissions of his highness the Lord protector of
England Scotland Ireland and Dominions thereunto belonging
by their Commission upon the Records of the Said Province as
at large appeareth therein.
William ffuller Ri: Ewen
Edward LLoyd Tho: Meares
Rich: Wells Tho: March

At a Provinciall Court holden the 13^th of August 1655

p. 146.

Present.

Cap^t William ffuller Governo^r
m^r Edward Lloyd,
m^r Richard Wells.
Cap^t Richard Ewen.

m^r Thomas Marsh
m^r Thomas Meares

It is ordered that the Captaines of the Trayn bands of
Putuxent Shall require all the Inhabitants fitt to bear Armes to
appeare at their Exercises, which if after warning & having no
Just Cause to hinder them they deny then the S^d Captaines
Shall fine them, And if they Continue obstinate disarme them,
And whereas divers persons of Putuxent have had Gunns lent
unto them from the publick; It is ordered that they Shall be
delivered up to the Captaines, Except the persons are well

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affected to the present Government & approved themselves
Such as are fitt to be Confided in

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William ffuller.
Edward Lloyd.
Richard Wells.

Richard Ewen
Thomas Meeres
Thomas Marsh