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

Liber H. H.

& haue euer since exspected some Instructions from the hon^ble
Leiu^t Grall how Wee should answere him, if hee should come
up. But as yett can heare none.
S^r since th^l time of writing my busines drawed mee downe to
Accamack, where Co" Scarborough arrested me att his Ma^ties
suite, & made his demand of Obedience & Rights for Land
The Copie whereof J haue here enclosed, & the Copie of my
answere to it, w^th out w^ch J could not haue done my busines,
nor haue returned home before J had beene att James Towne.
Where J doe beleiue it would haue beene exacted more p^rticu-
larly. Co^ll Scarborough telling mee, th^t my answere was like
to th^t of the Diuell of Delphos. When hee had my Responce
hee told mee That if hee could hee would bee up w^th us before
James Towne Court, if not presently after, & make the same
demand of euery p^rticuler p^rson, & on denyall would according
to his Order sett the Broad Arrow, on the howse of him that

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should refuse to giue a satisfactory answere, & promises greate
protection, on submission.
Now J beseech yo^r hon^r th^t yo^w will w^th what speed yo^w can,
urge his L^p to consider our Condicon, how Wee lye betweene
Sylla & Charibdis, not knowing how to gett out of this Labarith.
J could not understand but th^t hee doth intend to come up w^th
a Competent Company to force us, who are not in a Capacity
to defend our selues agst the Pagans, who doe grow uery in-
solent, & tells vs that Wee are Lyars, & th^t our greate Men
care not for us, because th^t none of them comes to us. J would
gladly haue wayted on yo^r hon^rs but cannot att p^rsent, by reason
of an extreame Cold, th^t hath seised in mee. But because J
would not haue these Miscarry, J haue sent my freind, by whom
I shall exspect your answere to the satisfaction of all the Jn-
habitants, who doe much desyre to serue his L^p faythfully, &
Hue quiettly under his Protection & gouerm^t To enioy thatt
little goods they haue in peace, & not haue it Macerated &
torne from them because they are ignorant. Thus hoping yo^w
will thinke of us and prouide for o^r safeties, that, cannot helpe
our selues. J shall omitt att p^rsent what further discours J
haue heard, vntill it shall please god that J see yo^w & rest
Monanoakin this ^th of yo^r hon^rs euer ffaythfull
march 1662. & ready seruant
John Elzey.

Co^ll Scarboroughs demand.
M^r John Elzey
This day as J am his Ma^ties Treasurer & substitute J doe
demand of yo^w Obedience & acknowledgm^t to his Ma^lys dues
in poynt of Right for Land & Gouerm^t w^ch though hitherto
uppon some reasonable p^rtences yo^w haue declyned. J haue