Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1660-1661 . 411

Vpon Consideracon had of the Acts of Assembly passed for
present ayde to be Given to the Sasquehannoughs they tooke
into Debate the findeing out a person fitt to comand the fifty
men by the said Acte ordered to be sent to the Sasquehan-
nough Forte. And ordered that Captaine John Odber be sent
for to comand the said fifty men
Ordered Likewise that three men be prest out of Collonell

Evans his Company, and that foure men be prest out of
Leiuetennant Collonell Jarboes Company, foure men out of
Captaine William Boremans company five men out of
Captaine Christopher Russells company; two men out of the
Company formerly Cap^t James Langworth now under the
Comand of Leiuetennant Rob^t Troope, foure out of Major
Thomas Brookes his Company five out of Captaine John
Odbers Company, six out of Captaine Thomas Manning his
company, five out of Cap^t William Burgesse, his Company
foure out of Captaine John Collier his company, two out of
the Division of the Northside of Anne Arrundell River three
out of Captaine William Leeds company; And that order be
sent forthwith to the Officers nowe with the said Companyes
to presse the respective numbers of men That M^r Francis
Stockett goe for Chirurgion of the said Company and Gothofrid
Harmer for Interpreter.
That the place of Randezuous of the men to be raysed in

S^t Marys County Charles County and Calvert County be at

Robert Kingsburys from whence the Captaine is to dispose of
them into Quarters That the men to be raysed in Anne
Arrundell County be randevoused at Richard Devers his
plantacon
That every officer be Comanded that every respectiue
Division out of which he rayses his men be ordered forthwith
to provide for every man two pound of powder tenn pounds
of Bullett or pistoll Shott and thirty pounds of Dryed flesh
either Beefe or bacon and one Good well fixed Gun, and a
Sword or Cuttleax a peece for each of the said Men
That they be ordered to presse horse horses or boate to carry
the said provisions amunicon and Baggage to the respectiue
Randevouz
That two Sloopes be raysed for the transportacon of the men
in S^t Marys County Charles County and Calvert County with
men to manage them.
Ordered that the seuerall proporcons of men to be raysed in
S^t Mary County Charles County and Calvert County be at the
Randeuous vpon Monday the fift Day of May:

Liber H. H.

Ordered that the Randezuous of Anne Arrundell and and
Kent Countyes be at the house of Richard Deevers the tenth
of May 1661

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