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

	Liber H. H. p. 137	At a Councell held at St Johns ditto die	Present	Lieutent Generall Deputy Lieut. & Secretary

May 20 1662

This day came Randell Reuell and represented the State of the plantation seated at Monoakin; and

		desired that Course might bee taken for the suppley of the plantation or continuance of the Common to himselfe and others Graunted for Grauntinge of warrants and suruey of lands on that parte of the Province dated 6th of nouember last past, his relation thereof is in his verbis. (viz), that there weare now at this present seated there fifty tithable psons viz at Monokin and Anamessicks a place distant som fower miles from Monokin. that thy had made an agreemt wkh their neighbour Indians viz: the Emperor of Nanticocke. which they desired mought be by the Gouernor and Councell confirmed, which is as followeth. viz that the Emperor and his Jndians weare to haue for euery plantation six match coates to bee payd by them that seates such plantations. That they weare to bringe in all runaways for which they weare to receaue a matchcoate p pole for euery runaway deliuered. that they should not Kill nor murther any the English, neither should any English murther any of theirs. That if the Jndians stole any thing from the English they should pay for: as alsoe the English should pay for anythinge they stole from the Jndians. that I case the English lick not of the Dutch tradeinge with them that they would prohibit the Dutch tradeinge with them Provided they might be suppleyed with necessarys from the English. That noe English man whatsoeuer should pass through theire Quarters without a pass from the Gouernor or som Magistral therevnto authorized. Where vppon it was ordered first that som fitt person be authorized to conclude a peace with the Emperour of Nanti- coke vppon the formentioned Articles to bee entred vppon
	p. 138	Recd and that the Comission for Graunting warrts for land dated 6o nouember last be renewed to Coll Edmond Scar- bragh, Randall Reuells, and John Elzey Gentls to continue till his Lop or his Heirs, or his or their Lieut. or Cheife Gouernor of this Province for the tyme beinge shall recall the same, vppon the same tearmes as the sayd Commission was to the sd Edmond Scarbragh, Randall Reuells and John Elzey Graunted as aforsayd. And vppon consideration of the two Proclamations the one for Prohibiting trade with the Indians and exportation of Corne Dated the 7o day of December 1661. And the other for the better obseruation of the Act for Nauigation and increase of shippinge dated 31 January 1661. ordered that