260 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655.

Liber A.

extending it self from thence into the Middle of the Woods
towards S^t Maries Southward, and from thence Westward
along the middle of the Woods betwixt Patomeck and Patuxent
Rivers as farr as Matapania towards the Head of Patuxent
River and from thence againe Eastward along the River side
to the said Sasquehannah Point, into a County by the name of
Charles County, and Robert Brookes Esq^r to bee Commander
thereof

Liber B.
p. 290

p. 291

By the Lieuten^t &c of Maryland.

Whereas upon importunity of Several Inhabitants of this
Province divers warrants have been of late by me Granted for
the Imploying of Indians to kill deer with Gunns under Colour
whereof as I am given to understand this County of S^[ Maries
and the Ports adjoyning are very much pestered with great
Concourse of Indians of Several nations to the Annoyance and
terror of divers of the Inhabitants here and Excessive wast and
destruction of the Game of this Province and disperseing and
Scattering of the Cattle and hoggs of the Inhabitants to their
Great Prejudice and detriment upon Consideracon whereof I
have thought fit and doe hereby make voyd and null all war-
rants by me Granted at any time heretefore to any of the In-
habitants of this Province or Others for imploying of Indians
to kill deer with Gunns whereof all and every the Said Inhabit-
ants and others are hereby required to take Speciall notice and
to Submitt in all things hereunto and to an Order of Assembly
heretofore made and Still in force for the restraint thereof
upon the penalty therein expressed, and to that purpose all
and every the S^d Inhabitants and others who have delivered
any Gunns to any Indians for the purpose aforesaid are withall
Convenient Speed after the Publicacon hereof to take or Cause
the Same to be taken from them as they will Answer the Con-
trary at their Perils, Given at S^t Maries this 20^th day of Novem-
ber Anno Dni 1650.
W^m Stone

A Proclamacon concerning his Lordps rents
By the Lieuten^t &c of Maryland.

Whereas I am given to understand that the paym^t of his
Lorps Rents hath been heretofore by many very much
neglected, which I look upon as a very great contempt ag^t his
Lord p and the Governm^t here inhabited under him, These are
therefore in the Lord Propriarys name Strictly to charge and
require all and every the Inhabitants of this County of S^t Maries,
understood to Comprehend all Plantacons for which any Rent
is as yet due in this his Lordps Province on this Side of