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

Liber F.

18^th August 1642
Comission to Cap^t Cornwaleys to leavie men and Command
them, and use all power and means conduceing in his discre-
tion to the resistance and Castigacon of the enemies and van-
quishing of them in as full and ample manner as any Cap^t
General of any army may, and requiring all officers and
Soldiers &c to be obedient and assistant to him upon paines
as may be Inflicted by Martiall Law:

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Coppie of a Letter Written by our Gov^r to Gov^r of
Virginea.

Honoured S^r
The knowledge I have of your most diligent & Provident
care of the General good and Safety of all his Majtes Sub-
jects Comitted to your Charge and the affection you have
to ours of this Province your Neighbors and fellow Sub-
jects makes me confident to present unto You the necessi-
ties w^ch the barbarous Massacres Comitted formerly upon
John Angood and four others of his Majesty Subjects in his
Company belonging to your Colony, and now lately againe
upon eight more belonging to this Province together withe
burning and robbing of their houses, hath drawn both upon
your Self & me, of Setting forth of an expedition against the
s^d Indians for the vindicateing of the Honour of our Nation,
and also to deterr the like outrages upon us for the future, for
which purpose I have desired this Gentleman Coll⁰ Trafford to
present my requests unto you for the aid of 100 men furnished
and Set forth fitting for the Service from you out of your
Colony to be with me at the Isle of Kent, where I have ap-
pointed our Randez vouz. on the first of October next, where
I will have in readiness 100 more of this Province will be able
to afford them with the Safety of those, that must be left at
home in their houses. S^r the first harm was yours from the
fores^d Indians, which I was desirous to have revenged had I
been able being nearest to the habitations of them (as I for-
merly have done upon the Nanticoque Indians for the death of
one Rowland Williams of Accomack before the Joynt expedicon
made by both Colonies) Since we have received this last Mis-
chief, by reason yours by Angood's death and his Companies
was noe Sooner punished, therefore I doubt not but you will
apprehend the necessities which our General Safety for the

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future requires that it be noe longer deferred but put in Exe-
cution with all the Speed that may be, to which I will not fail
to add what help I can from hence, This Gentleman Coll^o
Trafford will be able to informe you of all things that you Shall
desire to know concerning it from hence, his worthy abilities