Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660. 365

Order Dela- ware Bay.

Then was taken into Consideracon his Lops Jn- struction & Command to send to the Dutch in

Liber H. H.

	Delaware bay seated within his Lops Province to command them to be gon. & Ordered That Coll: Nathaniell Vtie do make his repaire to the pretended Governor of a People seated in Delaware bay within his lops Province & that he do giue them to Vnderstand that they are seated within this his Lops Province without Notice Giuen to his Lordships Lieutenant heere & to require him to depart the Province. That in case he find opportunity he insinuate vnto the People there seated that in case they make theyr application to his Lordships Governt heere they shall find good Condicons, Ac- cording to the Condicons of Plantacon granted to all Commers into this Province wch shall be made good to them: & that they shall haue protection in theyr lines, libertys, & estates wch they shall bring with them. The letter of the Governor to the Com- mander of the People in Delaware bay. Sr

Letter sent by Coll Vtie to Delaware

I receaued a letter from you directed to me as the lord Baltemores Governor & lieutenant

of the Province of Maryland wherein you suppose your selfe to be Governor of a people seated in a part of Delaware Bay wch J am very well informed lyeth to the southward of the degree forty & therefore can by no meanes owne or acknowledge any for Governor there but my selfe who am by his lop appointed lieutenant of his whole Province lyeing betweene the degrees 38 & 40: but do by these require & command you presently to depart forth of this his lops Province or otherwise desire you to hould me excused if I vse my Vtmost endeavour to reduce that part of his Lops Province vnto its due obedience vnder him. Orders of the Councell of State. Tuesday 4th October 1659. Upon Information given by Richard Pight Clerke of the Irons in the Mint, that Cicill Lord Baltarnore and diverse others with him, and for him, have made and transported great sums

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Lord Baltamore to be apprehd

of money, and doe still goe on to make more. Ordered. That a Warrant be issued forth to the

said Richard Pight for the apprehending of the Lord Baltamore
and such others as are suspected to be ingaged with him, in
the said offence, and for the seizing of all such monys stamps,
tooles and Instruments for coyning the same, as can be met
with, and to bring them in safe Custody to the Councell.