Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 445

At a Councell held at St Johns the 9th Day of January 1661

The Leiuetennt Present Chancellor. Secretary

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Vpon Informacon that John Jenkins formerly Capt John Jenkins whoe raysed the mutiny in Charles County in Febru- ary last and hath since been for the said fact prosecuted to an Outlawry, is retourn'd againe into this Province and Lurketh aboute Wiccocomaco Riuer and Pikaiwaxen and that he hath been seene at the howses of Josias Fendall and Christopher Russell and that Arthur Turner is suspected of Complyance with the said Jenkins and his Complices. Ordered that the sd Jenkins and Russell be fortwith apprehended and Comitted to prison at St Marys without Bayle or Maynprise. That the said Josias Fendall be confined to his howse till further order from this Board and that Capt James Neale doe send for the said Turner and cause him to finde two sufficient Suretyes for his good abearance or elce to Cofnitt him to the Sherr. and that the Chancellor doe see this order be fortwth putt in Exe- cucon: Caecilius &c To all persons to whome theis prsents shall come Greeting in our Lord God everlasting Knowe yee that wee reposeing much trust & Confidence in the care diligence and Integrity of John Nuttall and willing to Complye with him in his request & Desire Doe hereby giue and Grant to him the said John Nuttall Liberty Lycence and Comon to trade with any the Inhabitants of this Province, for any Beauers Furrs, Skins, or any other Comodityes whatsoeuer and to that end it shall be hereby Lawfull for him the said John Nuttall to pass upon or through any riuer or Creeke or other passage through any parte of this Province to trade for any such Comodityes with any Indian or Indians without this Prouince & to exporte the same from tyme to tyme as he the said John Nuttall shall thinke fitt or convenient Prouided that if he the said John Nuttall shall buy or trade for any Corne from any such Indian or Indians as aforesaid he Doe not exporte the same out of this Province without Lycence first had and obteyned from our Leiuetennt or cheife Gouernor of this Province Prouided alsoe that the said John Nuttall pay to the Lord Proprietary or his heires the tenth parte in weight or vallue of all Comodityes wtsoeuer soe traded for either by himselfe or any other persor intrusted by him; and fullfill all such Condicons as are expressed in that acte concerning Trade with the Indians, And Doe hereby authorize and impower him the said John Nuttal to take seize or surprise the pson or psons, Boates vessells or Trucke of any tradeing in any parte of this Province without

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