Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 525

take speciall Care, that noe English doe Game or wrestle w^th
any Indians so to auoid all Occasions of Quarrell

Comm^con to Collonell W^m Euans for the raising
those thirety p^rsons in the foregoeing Ord^r (uizt)

Collonell William Euans
Immediately uppon sight hereof yo^w are to Cause thirety able
men to be pressed out of s^t marys County w^th sufficient ffoott
Armes, and to finde out a fitt p^rson to Comand them and alsoe
to presse for euery man soe raised, two pounds of powder and
ffiue pounds of shott
And yo^w are to impower the p^rson by yo^w to be placed in
Comand Ouer the said thirety men to quarter the said men in
theire March upp to Cap^t William Burges in Ann Arundell
County or else to presse sufficient prouisiones for them in
theire s^d march to him; And Order the said Comand^r Comand^r
the said Burges to March and him to Obey Or his Collonell
Lewis Stockett when p^rsent, till further Order from mee, And
this shall be yo^r warr^t Giuen und^r my hand att s^t Marys this
6^th day of June 1665 Charles Caluert

Idem Mutatis Mutandis to Major Thomas Brooke for
40 men out of Caluert County 20 of from the Clifts and
20 in Petuxent riuer to march to Cap^t w^m Burges &c

Idem mutatis mutandis to Cap^t Robert Troope for 30
men out of Charles County to march ut supra

Liber H. H.

Idem mutatis mutandis to the Cheife Officer for Millitary
Discipline in the Island of Kent for 10 men in that County
to march &c

Cap^t Burges his Com^con impowring him to raise what
number of men as to him shall seem meet had not one
of the foregoing priuate Order for 30 men according
to the Order of Councell

Orders to the sherriffes for procuring p^rsons of the
Neighbour hood to supply the Crops of those men prest
or raised in the seruice ags^t the Indians (Vizt)

Whereas by Reason of a late Incursion of the Indians diuers
p^rsons haue been pressed out of yo^r County to goe out for the
defence of the Prouince in Generall whose Cropps if not looked
after will in a months time be utterly lost, And the Charge of
the Prouince thereby become uery greate Yo^w are therefore in
the name of the Rig^t Hon^ble the L^d Prop^r of this Prouince

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