270 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1676-81.

P. R. O.
Colonial
Papers.
B.B.

hostility against the sd Nations of Indians or any of them, but
that at all times and upon all Occasions they maintain and
keep a ffriendly & neighbourly correspondency w^th all and

every the said Nations of Indians and treat them civilly and
courteously as ffriends and Neighbours, giving them noe just
Occasion of Offence whereby a breach may ensue. Given at
S^t Maries und^r the great Seale of this Province the 5^th day of
Octob: in the Second yeare of the Dominion of his sd Lopp
Charles &c^a: over this Province Annoq. Dmni 1677
Was signed Thomas
Notley

Vera Copia pene Iohn Llewellin.
Clk of
the Councill.

p. 17

Maryland the 14^th July 1679.
M^r Blathwait,
I was very happy to receive your letter of the 1^st of January
which brought me a Coppy of the Inquiries I desired, for
which I returne you my kind thanks, and should be glad of a
good occasion to serve you either here or else where. I have
for your divertisment here inclosed a Coppy of an Act of
Assembly lately passt in Virginia for their security against
the Incursions of the Northerne Indians, who dayly infest them,
and causeth me to apprehend some mischeifes from them, but
as yett Maryland hath received no prejudice by them: You
may please to remember that I left with you some papers
relateing to a peace made by Maryland with the Northerne
Indians, and made for the Inhabitants of Virginia as well as for
Maryland, it is with the Indians they now have all this trouble,
that peace being violated the last summer by some indiscreet
or rather mad men of the Colony. It would be to long to
give you the whole occasion of this business, and therefore I
will refer that until I have the happinesse to see you. By these
Acts I herewith send you, it may be perceived how they
precipitate their business, takeing no very great care in the
penning of other laws, many things being mentioned in this
great law for the defence of their Colony which in my opinion
no wise becomes the grandeur of an Act; but perhapps I may
have gon to far and given you to much trouble, for which I
beg your pardon, and that you'll beleeve me to be, as by many
obligations I already am made by you dear Sir
Your most affec^ate friend and servant
C. Baltemore

My most humble service to Sir Rob^t Southwell and his Lady
I would have writt to him, but that I apprehended it might
have given him to great a trouble. C. B.