34 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75.

Liber H. H.

Vpon request made by John Nuthall Thomas Sprigg & Nic^o
Young the Adm^rs of John Nuthall late of the Cross manno^r
gen^l dec^d was taken into Consideracon the distributing of
Estate Personall of the said dec^d
Ordred that the same be diuided equally amongst the three
Children (uizt) John James and Elioner Nuthall now wife to
the aforesaid Thomas Sprigg, and that Security be giuen by each
p^rson that what debts or Claimes soeuer shall be Justly made
by any person out and from the said Estate hereafter shall be
sattisfyed out of each persons part or porcon soe allotted
them—
Further Ordered that on munday next the said p^rsonall Estate
be gott and brought together that a ueiw may be made thereof
and equally diuided as aforesaid—
The Councell hauing likewise taken into theire Consider-
acons what shall be done w^th the souldiers now remaining in
Armes
Vpon which is Ordred that they be forthw^th disbanded and
withdrawne—
The Councell doth now proceed to the making up of the
publich Leauy for this p^rsent yeare of 1669

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Att a Councell held att the Citty of S^t Marys
The 15^th day of Decemb^r 1668—

Prsent Charles Caluert Esqr Gouernr Jerome White
Philip Caluert Esq^r Chancellor Coll: Wm Evans Esq^r Councello^rs

Was then taken into Consideracon the Confirming of such
lands as was allotted the Pascattaway Annacostanck Doags
Mikikiwoman Manasquesend Mattawomans Chingwawateick
Nanjemauk Portobacco Sacayo Pangayo and Chaptico Indians
upon the peace Continued & concluded on between the
English and them att the last Assembly held in Aprill one
Thowsand Six hundred Sixty Six.
Wherefore it is Ordered that all persons be prohibited &
forbiden hereby from Seating upon or taking up of any land
that doth lye between the head of Mattawoman Creek and the
head of Pascattaway Creek untill such part or porcon of land
out of the Same be allotted or laid out either by Naturall
bounds or Otherwise, for the aforesaid Indians w^thin which
bounds the said seuerall Nacons of Indians (prouided it stands
with theire liking) are to retreat and draw theither with theire
wiues and familyes Otherwise if the S^d Indians doe not like
and approue of the said place for theire abode and residence
then such porcon of land on part whereof the said Indians was
resident att the Concluding of the aforesaid peace is to be sett
forth and Confirmed unto them in such a quantity as shall bee
thought sufficient and requisite for theire whole number of
persons—