Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 537

sible care & diligence & to require in o^r name all Masters &
Comand^rs of shipps & all others whom it may concerne to obey
such rules & directions as you shall prescribe to them in the
pursuance of this our pleasure endeavouring by the best means
you can to compell such as shallbe refractory & disobedient
returning in the meantime their names hither to us, to the end
Wee may take order for the proceeding against them as to
such contempt & obstinacy shall belong and so etc:
Governour of Maryland.

[This is a draft with corrections in
Sec. Williamson's handwriting]

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers. Vol.
XIX, No.
126.

Richard Blunt Com^r Thomas Brooke John Dobbs Thomas
Osborne Arther Wright Alexand^r Nash Edward Jones
Warr^t, issued to the Com^rs of Kent County to sweare the
persons above into the Comission the 25^th of January 1665

Feb: 23^d 1665

Liber H. H.
p. 250

Ther Com^con issued to Mr Step: Horsey Cap^t w^m Thorne
Geo: Johnson W^m Steuens John white John winder James Joanes
and Henry Boston Comm^rs on the Easterne Shore

Idem mutatis mutandis ut est in fo: 198 to the
s^d Step: Horsey and w^ra Thorne time
Jimitted for one twelue month from
the date ut Supra

Charles Calvert Esq^r Cap^t Gener^ll of all the fforces w^thin this
Province of Maryland vnd^r the Right hono^ble Caecilius Absolute
Lord & Proprietary of the same, To Cap^t Leivtenn^t Nicholas
Young Greeting According to the power to me by his s^d Lo^p
Comitted & vpon the Speciall trust & Confidence I have in

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your fidelety Circumspeccon Courage & good Conduct I doe
hereby Constitute Ordaine and appoint yo^w Cap^t Leiftenn^t vnd^r
Coll William Evans of all the fforces betweene point looke out
& the head of S^t Georges River & from thence to Poynny hill
Runn on the bay side inclusively, Them to Muster Exerzize &
traine up in the Art of warr & discipline Military, & in all things
to doe as any Cap^t Leiu^t of a Company of ffoot may or of Right
ought to doe to the Resistance of all Enemy's suppression of
all Mutinys Insolency's Insurreccons & Rebellions whatsoever
According to such Orders & direccons as yo^w shall from time
to time Receve from me or y^or sd Coll & to th^t End to List
such & so many of the Inhab^ts w^thin the p^rcincts afores^d as you
shall think fitt & th^m when & as often as you shall thinck Con-
venient to Muster & Traine soe th^t they may be in a readynesse

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