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

Liber B.

or one of them be imployed as Intelligencers amongst the
Indians Living upon Putuxant River.
To discover concerning the Mat hue Indians Comeing to
trade amongst the Indians of Putuxant, And upon the Said
Mat hue Indians arrival there, with all Speed to give Notice
thereof to m^r Brooks and m^r Preston who are with all Speed to
Certifie the Governour thereof that the forces to be appointed
for the Service under the Command of Cap^t John Price may
thereupon March forth to apprehend and Destroy them, if it
may be, And that it be left to the Governour who is desired to
give direction for the appointing the forces for this Imploy-
ment alsoe accomptant Number to be of the traine Band with-
in S^t Maries Charles County and Putuxent River who may
upon an alarum as occasion Shall require be ready to meet at
Some place of Randevouze under the Command of the Said
Cap^t Price or what other Commander or Commanders the
Governour Shall appoint for the defence of the Province

p. 437

24 Martij
The Governour this day declared in open Court that he
had remitted Two Thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske
of the ffine of five Thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske
Charged upon Cap^t William Mitchell by an Order of the last
of June last for his offences in the Said order Expressed

p. 462

The Governour this day appointed m^r John Metcalfe High
Sheriffe of S^t Maries County according to his Ldps Speciall
direction in that behalf.

p. 496

By the Lieuten^t &c of Maryland

A Proclamacon Published eod

Whereas at a Court held at S^t Maries
the 26^th day of September last I ad-