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

Liber P. R.

for the safety of the colony in steed thereof, have thought fitt
& appointed that there shalbe a company raised of ten choice
shott w^th boat pvisions ammunition armes & all things neces-
sary to seat & fortifie vpon palmers Iland, vnder such com-
mand, & according to such Instruccons & order as shalbe
appointed by the Leiut^t grall is intreated to agree w^th the said
souldiers touching their pay & all other conditions during their
abiding there in garrison, & to take vp all things necessary
for the arming or providing them, at the colonies charge. And
these things are thought necessary to be proveded for them,
vix 30^l powder 100^l shott. 20 bb^rels corne. 1. wherry or shallop
2. iron potts, 1. pestle, swords, or halfe pikes. & necessary
nailes to build them a house.
Giles Brent
John Lewger
James Neale.

24 Cecilius &c. to o^r trusty Tho. Cornwaleys Esq We rely-
ing much vpon yo^r knowledge & experience in martiall affaires
doe hereby appoint & authorise you to have the charge &
command of & in all matters of warfare by sea & by land
within the County of S^t Maries; to have vse & exercise the same
to the training & mustring levying or pressing of souldiers,
& the suppression of insolencies & mutinies, & the resistance
& vanquishing of any enemy & in all other things as shall
conduce in yo^r discretion to the safety of the people in as
ample & large manner to all powers & effects as a Captaine
grall of an army may or ought to doe by the law of warre.
witnesse Geles brent &c.

[Letter to the Governor of the New Netherlands.]

p. 99

Sir
Some servants being lately fledd out of this colony, into
yours, as is supposed, we could not but promise o^r selves from
you that iustice & faire correspondence betweene the two gover-
ments so neerly bordring & w^ch are shortly like to be nearer
neighbors in delaware bay, as to hope that vpon the receiving
of these o^r Ires & the demand of the pries interessted you will
remand to vs all such apprentice servants as are or shall run
out of this goverm^t in to yours; and will compell such other
psons, as shall flie to you without a passe, being indebted or
otherwise obnoxious to the iustice of this place, to make such
satisfaction to the parties endamaged by their vnlawfull depar-
ture, vpon their complaint & proofe therof as you shall find
iustice to require. And you may promise yo^r selfe the like
helpe & concurrence from this goverm^t in that or any other