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

Liber H. H.

Att a Councell held the 27^th June 1664
Present Charles Caluert Esq^r Gou^rno^r Phillip
Caluert Esq^r Chancello^r Jerome white &
Baker Brooke Esq^r Councello^rs

[War with Senecas.]

Then was taken into Consideration the p^rseruacon of the
prouince ag^t the incursion of the Cinego Jndians who lately
killed some English in Ann Arundell County & alsoe entred
the County of S^t Marys Ordred th^t Warr be pclaimed ag^t the
Cinego Jndians th^t a Reward of a hundred Armes lenght of
Roan Oake be giuen to eu^ry pson whether Jndian or English
th^t shall bring in a Cinego prison' or both his Eares if he be
slayne That all the Kings of the freind Jndians be sent to, to,
arme out their people in pursuit of the Cinego Jndians & th^t
the respespectiue Millitary Officers within the seu^rall diuisions
of this puince doe arme out such & soe many of their seu^rall
Companys as they shall thinke fitt to goe in Company w^th the
freind Jndians to pursue the Enemy, & that they presse such
horses armes & ammuicon as from tyme to tyme they shall
find Necessary & th^t they keepe a pticuler Acco^t of the s^d
armes & Amncon soe by them pressed to be sent downe in
Convenient tyme to y^r Gou^rno^r & Councell.

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That every Officer millitary doe from time to time send all
intelligence to the Majo^r Lieu^t Coll or Coll of the Respectiue
Regim^ts & th^t the s^d Majo^r Lieu^t Coll or Coll doe from tyme
to tyme send Jntelligence to the Gouerno^r & Coucell & th^t
they keepe a Correspondence one with another And whereas
there is a Cinego Jndian taken prisoner in Patapsco Riuer who
alledges he came to seeke a peace & brought a present
intended to us & the Sasq^ehanough Jndians Ordred th^t the
said Jndian be sent for downe to S^t Marys & kep^t in Jrons &
th^t a Lre be written to gen^rall Stuy^uezent to request him to giue
notice to the Cinegoes trading at fort range th^t wee haue such
a pson prison^r whom wee shall keepe aliue till wee see whether
they desire a peace really or not because noe present come &
th^t if they desire not a peace as hee alleadges th^t wee shall put
him to death & th^t Jacob Clauson doe giue notice to the Sas-
q^esahanough Jndians of this our Jntencon & to require them
to declare whether they are willing to Joyne with us in this
Messuage till which answer Come this Lre shall be deferred.

Proclamacon
by
the Lueut Gen^rall

Whereas seu^rall murders & outrages haue beene lately
comitted vpon seu^rall English of this puince by the Cinego Or