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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1667
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524 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.

Liber H. H.

June in the 34th yeare of his Lordps Dominion Ouer this Pro-
uince Annoq Domini 1665
Charles Caluert

Instruccons directed by the Honb'e the
Leiutennt Generall Charles Caluert Esqr &c,
To Capt William Burges and sent wth his
Comcon dated 6th day of June 1665

Imprimis yow are to take Vnder yor Charge and Comand the
Seuerall parties of men raised in St Marys Kent Charles and
Caluert Countys as those in An Arundell Countys wth which

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men according to your Best discrecon and wth the Aduice and
Consent of the major part of the Officers comanding in the
Seuerall partyes yow are to Endeauour to find out the Indian
Enemy in theire Quarters and them by Gods Assistance to
Vanquish or Otherwise driue Out of this Prouince or Other-
wise uppon the place and Emergent Occasions as yow wth the
Aduice and Consent aforesaid shall finde it more Expedient
and for the safety of the Prouince in Generall to keepe seuerall
partyes ranging the woods as well to the Head of Petuxent as
Patapsco & Bush Riuers or euen up to the Vtmost bounds of
the Prouince uppon the Sasquesahanough riuer

Secondly yow arc to take spcciall Care to see yor men want

not necessary prouisiones for foode nor Armes nor Amunicon
and to that end yow are to issue Orders to the Sherriffes or
other Officers next to yow in the seuerall Countyes where yow
shall chance to come in pursuite of yor Commission to presse
any Armes Ammunicon or Prouisiones Needfull; Who are to
keepe exact and true accompts of such thinges so pressed as
aforesaid
Thirdely yow are to take especiall Care of the People in
Patapsco riuer and Gunn Powder Riuer and to that end yow
are to keepe a Constant Correspondence wth yor Colonell Lewis
Stockett, whom, when yow shall Chance to meet yow are to
Obey in all thinges
Fowrthly To the end all necessary assistance may be Giuen
to all places in danger yow are to giue notice of all yor proceed-
ings and all intelligence yow shall receiue to me twice euery
weeke and Oftener if need be, and to presse messengers ex-
pressely to bring yor letters to me as also to send yor intelli-
gence to your Collonell as aften as need shall be, and Generally
yow are to presse Boates men or horses either to Carry Baggaege J oo o

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or to March after the Ennemy as yow shall see Occasion
Fifthly Yow are to Associate wth any the freinde Indians to
any number yow shall finde most Conuenient for the seruice
now in hand: but in yor march or in yor Quarters yow are to



 
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