410 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1660-1661 .

Liber H. H.

Trusty and welbeloved William Evans Esq^r Wee Considering
that Armes without the knowledge of the vse of them are
fruitles and haveing an Especiall care of the safety and preser-
vacon of this our province of Maryland have thought fitt and
necessary that the Jnhabitants thereof should be from time to
time exercised and trained in the vse of armes that if occasion
should require they may be the more Ready and able to
defend as well themselves as us and our Rights there and

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offending their and our Enemies And wee haveing good expe-
rience of your knowledge and great Abilityes in Marshall
affaires and of your great fidelity vnto us in that occasion of
insurreccon and Rebellion in our said province which was
begun there by that notorious Villaine Richard Jngle and his
Complices against our Deare Brother Leonard Calvert Esq^r
deceased then our Lieutennant generall of the same, and
therein us and our vndoubted Rights and Title there where in
and in divers other worthy accons as well att the late fight of
Anne Arundell under our Leiutennant Captaine William Stone
deceased as in the late Mutiny and Sedicon raysed against us
and our vndoubted Rights by Josias ffendall and his Com-
plices you have manifested vnto us and our Collony here such
singuler fidelity Courage Wisdome Jndustry and Jntegrety as
render you worthy and Capeable of the Trust hereby intended
by us to be reposed in you Wherefore wee doe by these
presents Constitute ordaine and appoint you to be our Muster
Master generall of this our province of Maryland To have and
to hold the said office of Muster Master Generall with as
ample ffees, Vailes Regards, profitts, Comodityes Jmunityes
and priviledges as any Muster Master Generall of our said
province hath or ought to have had in regard of his said office
or as any Muster Master Generall in Virginea of Right now
hath or ought to have or Enjoy by vertue of his said office till
wee or our heires shall signify the Contrary vnder our hand

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and Seale at Armes Given att S^t Marys vnder the great Seale
of our said prouince of Maryland this thirteenth day of March
in the nine and Twentyeth yeare of our Dominion over the
said province of Maryland Annoq Domini One thousand six
hundred and sixty Witnes our Deare Brother Philip Calvert
Esq our Leiutennant of our said province of Maryland
Philip Calvert
[Indian Troubles.]

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At a Councell held at
Saint Marys this 24^th

The Governor
Present

Day of Aprill 1661

M^r Robert Clarke
Edward LLoyd
Baker Brookes
John Bateman

Councello^rs