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hending of him, and if possible should be taken and delivered
to the Sheriff of the said County; And for encouragem^t have

promised to deliver them twenty Matchcoates upon the
delivery of the said Indian. In Testimony of the premisses
wee have sett our hands the day and yeare above written
Will Stevens
Thp. Taylor
signum
Christopher CN Nutter

Lib. R. R. R.

At a Councill held at the City of St. Maries the 4^th day of
March 1685:

Present

Coll Thomas Taillor

Coll Vincent Lowe
The hon^ble Coll Henry Darnall

Coll W^m Digges
Coll W^m Burges
The hon^ble J Maj^r Nicholas Sewall
M^r Clement Hill

Sam^ll Wheelers appear. & discharge

Came Samuel Wheeler of Cecil County, and presented him-
self to this board, as by his recognizance he was bound, noe
new matter of charge comeing ag^t him, he is upon his submis-
sion discharged, and prayes allowance for his costs and

charges in this behalf expended, ffor which (if he have been
unjustly charged and molested) he hath his proper remedy
at Law.
Ordered that M^r Nehemiah Blackiston his Maj^ties Collecto^r
Impowered for this Province, produceing at any time his
Comission to any of his L^sps Councill and leaveing the same to
be recorded, such Councelo^r hath power and he is hereby
authorised and empowered to administer unto the s^d Blakiston
the oath of his Maj^ties Collecto^r and to grant unto him his L^sps
writt of Assistance for the better and more effectuall execution
of his Office

Came Coll William Stevens, and haveing taken the oath of
Deputy Lievetenant and privy Councello^r to his L^sps takes his
place at the board.

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