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

Liber H. H.
p. 245

Ordered att a Prouinciall Court
held the 10^th Octob^r 1665 (uizt)

Whereas to be Remembred that this Eleaventh day October
one thousand six hundred sixty five Came to the Governor and
Councell in Provinciall Court assembled Nancotamon one of
the greate men of Mattawoman & desired to know what was
the Governo^rs pleasure to doe with his nacon (vizt) whether he
would have them Remove further of into the woods or to re-
mayne vpon the land where they now or lately lived, for they
were ready to Obey his Comands, Wherevpon the Governo^r
desired the opinion of the Councell whether itt were fitt to
drive the said Indians further of or otherwise to Continue them
still vpon their Ould habitacon where they are within our

Comand. And itt was the generall opinion uf the bord that

itt was most for the safety of the Province to Continue them
neere us as being more vnder our Comand.
And therevpon Ordered
That the Mattawoman Indians doe remaine vpon their ould
Habitacons till further Order, And further itt is Ordered that
their land be with all Convenient speed laid out for them by
certeine Meets & bounds within which noe English man shall
take vp any land, And for as much as the generall peace and
safety of the Province is more pretious then the Private Con-
venience of any perticuler persons whatsoever itt is also

p. 246

Ordered that noe English man shall seate for the future in any
place within three Miles of the Indians in Charles County with
out Expresse order of the Governor and Councell first had and
obteyned vpon payne of Twelve Months Imprisoment to Every
person that shall soe Seate

Caecilius &c To Samuel Withers Robert Bade Cap^t W^m
Burges Thomas Taylor Roger Gross Thomas Besson Anthony
Sallaway Richard Ewens George Puddington & Samuel Chew
gent Greeting Know ye that wee for the great trust & Confi-
dence wee have in yo^r fidellityes Circumspeccons providences
& wisdomes have Constituted Ordained and appointed & doe
by these p^rsents constitute Ordaine and appoint you the said
Samuel Withers Robert Burle Cap^t W^m Burges Thomas Taylor
Roger Gross Thomas Besson Anthony Sallaway Richard
Ewens George Puddington & Samuel Chew gent Comissioners
Jointly and seu^rally to keepe the peace in Arrundell County,
And to keepe and cause to be kept all Lawes and Ord^rs made
for the good & Conservacon of the peace And for the quiet
rule & governm^t of the people in all & every the Articles of
the same And to Chastise and punish all persons offending
ag^t the forme of any the Lawes and Ord^rs of this our prouince