520 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Att a Councill held at the City of S^t Maryes the 3^d day of
Novemb^r 1686.

Present
C Coll. Vincent Lowe Coll. Henry Darnall
The hon^ble Coll. W^m Stevens
Maj. Nicholas Sewall
M^r Clement Hill.

Pocomoke
Ind: appear

Came severall Indians belonging to the King of
Pocomoke viz: of Annamessex, Nasswatex, Ouan-

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danquan, & Aquinteca and made known to the Board they
were not satisfied with the Land as laid out by Coll: Stevens
and others in Askimenikonson Neck complaining that it is
barren and good for nothing but desired to have some Land
over the Creek where Bennitt Smith and Osborn are seated
the which this Board told them they could in noe wayes grant
by reason that Land is already taken up by other persons, at
which the Indians seem much dissatisfied, whereupon the Board
told them they would undertake to procure them enough of
that land they desire to plant Corn provided they would fence
in their Corn fields, which they would not promise but seemed

Hearing
Pocomoke
Ind: referred
to the As-
sembly.

very much discontented, this Board then referred
this matter with the Indians to the Assembly.
The Space below in this folio and that on die other
side in fo: 71 was left to enter the Plot of the Indians

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Land laid out for them in Askiminekonson Neck, but the said
Plot being delivered to the Clerk of the Assembly for their
perusall could never afterwards be obtained by
Jam. Heath Cl: Consil:

Att a Councill held at the City of S^t Maryes the 5^th day of
Nov 1686.

Present
Coll. Vincent Lowe
Coll. Henry Darnall
Coll: William Stevens
The hon^ble Coll. William Burges
Maj: Nich^o Sewall
Coll. Edward Pye
M^r Clement Hill

Pat: Mein presents
Comiso for Sur: Gen^ll
&c.

Patrick Mein Esq^r being admitted made
known to their Hon^rs he was impowered by
the Comis^o of his Majesties Customes to be