Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647. 161

vacat; p aliam; to mark Phaypo, & Jo: Genalles

22 These are to will you & withall to Liber p. R. authorise you to take the comand of 8.

men & a shallopp & to presse to fill vp that number; & to
employ them in service at the Ile of Kent according to Instruc-
cons. And to require the said psons to obey you in all things
accordingly, that shall apperteine to that service

L. C.

vacant p. alias; to goe vpon the west shore over agst Comins plant & to land 4. & I. to hollow at house, & surprise some one & bring him away

Instruccons.

	1. you are wth all the speed you may to repaire wth yor com- pany to the Ile of Kent & if wind & weather pmitt after you are past Patuxent river to make over for the East side of the Bay, & to keepe that side to popelirs Iland in such secrett maner as you may to keep yor shallopp from being discernd at Kent 2. at popelirs Iland to stay vntill night, discovering afore hand if any vessell be riding against the Southerne pt of Kent, & if there be any thereabouts or in any other part, to keepe out of comand of all vessells, & to make for some plantaon farther vp the Iland where you shall have have reason to think it wilbe fittest to putt a shore both for safety & intelligence & not to goe on shore at Kent point or therabouts vntill you have had informaon, of the state of the Iland from some weaker plantaon as afore. 3. to enquire whether Capt Clayborne or any other have made any disturbance of the peace or committed any outrage vpon the Iland & to learne what force he did it with, & what strength he is of there at sea or shore & what his intents further be, & how long he meanes to stay 4. to deliver my Ire to C. Brent & bring an answere if you may.
	Commission (1oJanuary) to Capt will: Brainthwait Esq to be Comander of Kent, wth all authority civill & martiall wch hereto- fore to any Comander hath belonged; & in absence to depute such pson as shall think fitt: & John wyatt, Robt Vaughan gentt. John Abbott, willia Cox Commissrs	p. 183
	1644 January Proclamaon to be published vpon Ile of Kent, to prohibite trade till ship have beene at S. maries; &c And to declare Capt william Clayborne Esq & Rich. Thomson planter, to be enemies of the pvince, & to phibite all intelligence or correspondence wth them or Agents at pill &c as p file.	p. 184