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shall see good to press and raise more men for the goeing
forward of this designe
And that the now Commissionated Captaine for Kent
County doe presse and raise tenn men in that County, besides
One to be by him appointed for theire Officer w^th sufficient
ffoott Armes and Amunicon that is two pounds of powder and
ffiue pounds of shott w^th Prouisiones or Boates to transport
them to Cap^t william Burgis of Anne Arrundell County there
of him to receiue further Orders as Commander in Cheife of
the said forces aforesaid
Ordered that John Cobreth be Comissionated Captaine for
that Company on the Clifts
Ordered that George Reed be Comissionated Captaine for
that Company about s^t Leonards Creeke.
Whereuppon
Com^con issued for Cap^t George Read to be Captaine of All
the forces from s^t Leonards Creeke to the Coues on the North-
side of Petuxent Riuer and from his owne plantacon to Caedar
Point on the South side of the said riuer according to the forme
of a Com^on for a Cap^t of ffoott giuen to Cap^t Euans folio 23
appeares Giuen und^r my hand and seale this 6^th day of June
1665
Com^con issued for John Cobreth to be Cap^t of all the forces
betweene the Coues of Petuxent Riuer and the Herring Creeke
According to the forme of a Comm^con for a Cap^t of ffoot to
Cap^t Euans fo: 23 ut supra Giuen under my hand and Seale
this 6^th June 1665

Liber H. H.

According to the foregoeing Order this Com^con issued to
Cap^t William Burgis to be Cap^t of all the forces raised out of
s^t marys Charles Caluert, Ann Arrundell and Kent Countyes
for the said Expedicon (uizt)
Charles Caluert &c, To Cap^t William Burges Greeting
Whereas Diuerse Forraigne Indians haue of late Committed
diuers murthers uppon the people of this Prouince and Comitted
diuers others Outrages for repression of which I haue thought
fitt to raise a Competent Number of Men Now Know Yee that
I reposing especiall confidence in yo^r fidelity Courage and Ex-
perience in Martiall Affaires haue Constituted Ordained and
Appointed and by these p^rsents doe Constitute Ordaine and
appoint yo^w Comand^r in Cheife under mee of all the forces
soe raised in s^t marys Kent Charles Caluert and An Arundell
Countys against the said Jndians to make warre and pursue
and by Gods Assistance to Vanquish and Kill and Generally
in all things to doe all or any thing or things as any Comand^r
in Cheife may or of Right Ought to doe according to such Jn-
struccons as I haue herew^th sent or shall from time to time send
yo^w Giuen at s^t marys und^r my hand and Seale this 6^th day of

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