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

Liber P. R.

in such manner, as you shall think fitt, & to take out of every
County or hundred within the Province the third man able
to beare armes, such as you shall think fitt, to goe vpon the
said expedition & to require every or any County or hun-
dred to furnish the said men for such expedition w^th all
necessaries according to the Law in that behalfe, & to
have the said men so ready furnished at such randevous & at
such time, as yon shall appoint; & the men so leavied, & all

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other voluntiers to command as Captaine, & with them a war
to make vpon the Indians aforesaid in such manner & with all
such powers & authorities whatsoever for the doing command-
ing or appointing of any thing, toward, for, or in the said Ex-
pedition & concerning the same, over all psons or goods within
the Province, or for the vanquishing or spoiling of the enemy,
or any other thing touching the said warre, to have vse &
exercise the same, in as ample manner power & effect to all
intents and constructions, as may be had vsed or exercised in
time of war by any Captaine Generall of an Army; by the law
or vse of warre. And we require all Officers, Souldiers, &
other psons whatsoever within o^r said Province to obey &
respect you the said Tho. Cornwaleys in the nature & quality
of Captaine Generall of the said Expedition, for & during the
said Expedition, vpon paine of all such punishm^tsas by martiall
Law may be inflicted. Given vnder o^r great Seale at S^t maries
this 17^th Aprill 1643. witnesse Giles Brent Esq o^r Leiut^t Grall
of o^r said Province.

Eod m^r Giles Brent appointed a Commission vnder the great
Seale to be issued to Capt Cornwaleys to be Comander of the
County of S^t Maries for all military affaires.
Giles Brent

To Leiut^t Thomas Baldridge of S^t michaels hundred.

These are to will & require you to repaire to every house
within your hundred & by the oath of the housekeeper or others
whom you shall think fitt (w^ch I hereby give you authority to
administer) to inquire what number of psons be in every house
able to beare armes, what gonnes fixed or vnfixed, what swords,
or other weapons, what quantity of powder & shott & of what
sort of shott, and to take the depoon of every one in writing
w^th his or her hand or mark thervnto, & to return all such
depositions vnto me or m^r Secretary without any delay. And
this to doe forthwith after the receipt hereof And hereof not to
faile by the duety you owe to the commands of me your
Leiuten^t grall, & vpon pill of contempt.
Giles Brent