96 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber C. B.

your hundred Gent hath Complaind to us that certain Indians
have done him much Spoil in his Swine we willing to do him
Justice therein as befits us do therefore hereby authorise you
and withal will and Require you to repair to the King or Great
men of any Town whose Indians have done him such Spoil as
he shall Give you Notice of and in our name to demand of
them that Satisfaction be made him for the same according to
the damage that he hath suffered and if the same be Refused
or delayed unjustly as you shall think to warn the said King
or Great men or some of them as you shall think fit that he or
they or some messenger authorised from them be with our
Governor at Saint Marys within a Certain day by you to be
appointed according to your discretion to shew Cause why they
Refuse or delay to Give such Satisfaction as is demanded and
to protest and denounce to them that if Satisfaction be not

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made nor Cause shewen at or afore the said day that we intend
to Give free Liberty to the said William Britton to right him-
self upon any the persons or Goods belonging to that Town
by all means that he may and what you shall do herein certify
to our Secretary under Your hand before the feast of our Lords
Nativity whereof fail not Given at Saint Marys this 9^th December
1640 Witness our dear Brother Leonard Calvert Esq^r &c^a

Liber F.
p. 146

To Lieuten^t Robert Vaughan

Cecilius &c Know Ye that We for and in Consideration
That Thomas Adams one of our Comissioners of our Isle of
Kent Gent, hath performed unto us acceptable Service within
the S^d Island, and to the end he may be encouraged to doe
unto us and our heirs further faithfull Service within our Said

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Island and Province of Maryland, Have of our Meer Grace of
and with the advice Of our Dear brother Leonard Calvert Esq
&c And hereby doe fully acquitt remitt and pardon forever,
unto the Said Thomas Adams All and all manner of Pyracies
at any time heretofore Comitted or pretended to be cornitted
by the Said Thomas Adams against our peace and dignity
within our Said Province Given at S^t Maries this Sixth of
March 1640. Wittness our Said Dear brother &c.

[Commission to Cyprian Thoroughgood.J

Cecilius &c To our trusty Cyprian Thoroughgood Gent
Greeting, We reposeing especiall trust and Confidence in Your
faithful diligence, have appointed and elected, and by these
presents, Doe elect and appoint and Constitute you to be our
high Sherriff of our County of S^t Maries, during this ensueing
year, chargeing you by vertue of your Oath made to us in this
behalf that you do diligently and duely execute the Said office