104 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber F.

Of these every one required to take notice upon pain of
Contempt, for better execution, the Serj^t to inform the
Lieuten^t Governor or Captaine.

2^d July 1642
Cecilius &c To our trusty William Mac: ffenin Greeting,
We relyeing upon your Skill and experience doe hereby
appoint and authorise you to be Serjeant of S^t Maries and S^t
George's bounds and to have the ffee thereof, and to train &
to muster All men able to bear arms in S^t George's hundred
once every fortnight and provide all arms and amunition if
no Inconveniency hinder and in all other things within the Said
bounds of S^t Maries to have use & exercise the charge &
office of a Serjeant as it useth or ought to belong to it,
And We doe here by require all persons, Inhabiting within the
S^d S^t George's hundred or within the hundred of S^t Maries or
S^t Michael's to be obedient respective and assisting to you in
the quality and Office of Serjeant as aforesaid: Given this
Second July 1642.

Memorandum That the Last foregoeing Comicon
is Cross't out in the Orriginal Record book

A Comission to Macfenin to the purpose of the warr^t Signed
by Gov^r 11 July 1642

These are to desire you to repair to the Great men of Patux-
ent and of the Nations adjoyned to them and of them to
demand in my name to deliver without delay unto Simon

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Demibiel or Henry Bishop or any other the bearer or Bearers
whereof the persons of Such Indians of any of those nations as
Shall be named to you by the Said Simon or Henry to have
done unto them and other English injury in their Swine &
otherwise, to the end the Said Simon or Henry may bring the
S^d Indians before me to answer Such Complaints as Shall be
objected against them by the said Simon or Henry or any
others, And Certifie me what you have done herein as Soon
as you may, And this Shall be your warrant.
To M^r Rigby.

2^d August 1642

These are to will and require You to draw a Comission to
M^r Giles Brent to be Commander of the Isle of Kent and for
William Luddington and for M^r Richard Thomson to be
Joyned with him in Comission and to put the Great Seal to it,
and then Send it to me to be Signed, and this Shall be your
warrant.
Signed Leonard Calvert
To M^r Secretary.