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

Liber H. H.

publishing a proclamacon at Monoakin in Munday 16^th of May
Contrary to the Ord^r dated 28^th of March aforesaid J having
appointed Com^rs the s^d Phillip Calvert Jerome White Esq^r
Surveyo^r gen^rall to meete at Monoakin aforesd who did accord-
ingly come at the time & place appointed which vnlesse J had
refused to doe they the s^d Com^rs had noe Ord^r to publish any
Comand or pclamacon whatsoeuer had they been present

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(according to the Tenor of the s^d Ord^r) as they were not, And
further to Represent vnto the hono^rble S^r William Berkeley the
vndue proceedings of the Assembly of Virg^a whoe vnd^rtake,
to take cognizance of things Relating to this province & the
people thereof whereas his Ma^tie of happy Memory by o^r Charter
hath by expresse words exempted both the province & people
thereof from the Governm^t of Virg^a & made both it & them
depend^t only of the Crowne of England & to desire of him the
s^d S^r W^m Berkeley to take care for the future th^l the assembly
medling with things relating to us & beyond their power be
noe cause of future difference betweene us which wee in our
Assembly's on o^r parts shall Jndustriously avoid Wherefore J
desire th^t the s^d Phillip Calvert may be Credited & beleeued
promising to Ratifye Confirme & approve whatsoever shall be
done by him according to this my Comission as if it were done
by myselfe Given at S^t Mary's vnd^r my hand & the lesser Seale
of this prouince of Maryland this 3^d Day of June 1664.

[Examination of Indian prisoner.]

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From Ctey ffall this 7 of Iune 1664

May it please yo^r lo^p
Since our first a Court hath been held for this County at the
howse of M^r ffrancis Wright, where the Indian being againe
had, & in some measure examined, nothing appearing to any
purpose, but what wee have in o^r ffirst given yo^r honno^r to
vnd^rstand; yesterday when the prisoner was here, there was
severall Sasq^ehanaghs to the number of forty & two of Ciuilitye's
vnckle's whoe made shew of much Joy at his being taken, for
they very well knew him & were Sensible of his warlike Ex-
ploites & would perswaded us to haue burnt him but wee
Certifyed th^m that it was not o^r Manne^r to torture our prison^rs
but th^t happylye he might be sent home to his Country both
for their good & o^rs, but wee cannot find th^t what this prisoner
did alleadge in his owne behalfe (as to matter of Beaver &
peake which hee hath s^d they brought with them to purchase
peace) to be true, Whether had they any good Jntensons wee
have done our vtmost Endeavo^r according to our abillityes for

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the obteyning a full discouery, & pfect Relacons that yo^r honno^r
might have more full Intelligence of what did & was very like