Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655. 289

By the Lieuten^t &c of Maryland.

These are in the Names of the Keepers of the Libertyes of
England, By Authority of Parliam^t to Authorise and require
master Richard Prestone one of the Councell and Commander
on the North Side of Putuxent River to make and appoint
what person or persons officer or officers you Shall think
fitting, and to give his Warrant or Warrants to them for
Leavying and raising one able man out of Every Seven inhab-
iting upon Putuxent River, both on the North and South Side
thereof as also unto the Bay Side from the Mouth of the Said
River as farr as the Herring Creeke, with Victualls, Armes,
Amunition and Provision and to be found and provided by
and according to An Order of the Provinciall Court of the five
and twentieth of November last, and to meet at Mattapania upon
the Said Putuxent River neare the plantation late of Thomas
Warr there the twentieth day of this present Month of Decem-
ber with Each of them one Gunn well fixed & one pound and
a half of powder and Six pounds of Shott and Victualls for 30
days & Armes, amunition and other provision according to
the Said order, and to be from thence transported for the Ser-
vice in the Said order Expressed under the Command of Cap^t
William ffuller theire Cap^t Generall or Commander in Chiefe.
And the Said persons or officers Soe by you the Said master
Preston to be Appointed for the Execucon of the premisses are
diligently and Carefully to perform and Execute the Same as
they will answer the Contrary, at theire perill Given at S^t Maries
the 2 day of December 1652
Willm Stone

Liber B.
p. 354

To the Honble the Governour of Mayland
Ho^ble Sir These
Yo^rs I did receive the Sixth Instant, in which you were
pleased to Honour me with the Command under yo^r Self of a
Considerable party to march against the Easterne Shore
Indians, which may be of Good use, if wisely manag'd But Sir
I find the Inhabitants of these parts wholely disaffected, not to
the thing, but to the time of the yeare It being in all likelyhood
(as they conceive) dangerous for their health, first in regard
the want of Necessaries, as alsoe want of Vessells fitt to trans-
port them, and next, that it is possible they may be frozen into
the Rivers, and Soe expose themselves to more dangers
through cold and want of Necessary provisions, then by the
Enemies And one thing more which doth most take with me,
The Indians on the West Side had notice of it before your
Commission came to my hands, as I am credibly informed, to
prevent which a longer time were to be desired, as alsoe that

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