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

Liber H. H.

Goods or Merchandizes whatsoever other then of the Ennemies
Pyratts and Robbers or their Aydors and Abettors as aforesaid.
And alsoe that before yo^w putt this our Com^on in Execucon
yo^w enter into a Recognizance of one thousand pounds Sterling
to vs before our Leiuetenn* of our said Province for the per-
formance of the afore menconed particulers Required on yo^r
parte And Wee Doe hereby will and require our Leiuetenn^t
Admirall and all other our Captaines Commission^rs and officers
as well Civill as millitary by Sea and by land there to be ayde-
ing and Assisting to yo^w in the Execucon of this our Commis-
sion Giuen vnder our hand and Greater Seale at Armes this
twentyth Day of July in the Nine and twentyth yeare of our
Dominion over Maryland And in the yeare of our lord God
One thousand Six hundred and Sixty.

And vpon Consideracon had first that it is very doubtfull
whether the Towne of New Amstell doe lye within the lymitts
of this Province or not, and that his Lo^p Doth not authorize a
warre with any but such as haue vsurped some parte of this

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Province or shall abett or ayde such as haue vsurped some
parte of this Province. And next that his Lop hath left it as
appeares by the words of the letter to vs to finde the waye to
reduce the supposed Intruders and Vsurpers vpon Confidence
and of Assistance from Virginea and New England that might
be given vs which doth not at all seeme likely the Dutch Trade
being the Darling of the People of Virginea as well as this
Province and indeed all other Plantacons of the English, and
this Province alone not being able to beare the Charge of the
Warre that will thence insue with the West Indian Company
in Holland vpon any Attempt vpon that place which not only
from their Protestacon first of September last made at Amster-
dam but also by late letters from Holland appeares to be
resolued on by them in case any force shall be vsed by vs
against the said Towne of New Amstell Resolued that all
Attempts be forborne against the said Towne of New Amstell
till such tyme as letters from his Lo^p may againe be had in
answere of what hath been written to his LoP concerning this
Affaire and that Observacon may be taken at the head of the
Baye of Chesepeack thereby to finde certainely whether the
said Towne of New Amstell Doe lye within the fortyth degree
of Northerly Latitude or not and further that tryall be made
whether Assistance from Virg^a may be had and from New
England for the Reduceing and mayntenance of that place
against the Dutch.

[Denization of Swedes and Dutch.]

Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Barren of Baltemore &c To all