Liber H. H.
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366 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660.
[Mission of Herman and Waldron.]

At a Councell held at Patux-
ent October the 6^th 1659.

Present

The Governor
Secretary
Cap^t W^m Stone
M^r Thomas Gerrard
Luke Barber
Coll. Nath. Vtye
Baker Brooke
Ed. LLoyde

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Came Augustinus Herman and Resolved Waldron and
presented the Governor and Councell with a letter and
Credentialls from Petrus Stuyvesant Gennerall of the New
Netherlands in Dutch (and Englished by M^r Symon Overzee,
by order of the Councell) as followeth (vizt)

Honnorable Lords
Wee haue with great astonishment vnderstood how, that one
Collonell Nathaniell Vtie of late without that there is yet shewed
to vs any lawfull quallincation Commission or Order from any
State or Governm^t but onely vpon a Seditious Cartabell in
forme of an Jnstruction without inserting any tyme or place, or
where or from whom or in whose name, Order or Authority it
was written onely Subscribed Philip Calvert Secretary is come
to vs within our Government, and Colony of New Amstell, and
vpon the same soe formed Jnstruction hath demanded the fore-
said place, and Colony of New Amstell, and vpon refusall hath
threatened the Governor, Councell, and Jnhabitants of the place
to bloud in Case that the foresaid ffortress and Colony is not
rendred willingly within the tyme and space of three weekes,
and to come againe by force of people to inforce the same by way
of hostillity to invade the same. And moreover the Jnhabitants
of the said place Subiect to the High and mighty Lords States
Generall of the vnited provinces haue sought to alienat, and to
induce to Rebellion from their lawfull Comannders and oure
Nation which is also directly against the Confederacy and
peace Articled betweene the Republick of England and the
abouesaid High and mighty Lords States Generall of the
Vnited Provinces made in the yeare 1654. And whereas
the aforementioned Coll Nathaniel Vtye in his discourse did
make mention as if hee by yow thereto was quallified and
Commannded, Which Nevertheless Wee out of the aforesaid
pretended Instruction in noe waies can be induced to belieue.
Therefore wee haue to avoide all misvndcrstandings betweene
these Governments, people and Subiects thought fitt to send
to yow as Agents and Embassadors our Welbeloved and
Trusty Augustin Herman, and Resolveer Waldron for to