Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 557

Ind: Land at Nant: to be sur: and Plot ret:

Ordered that Samuell Cooper one of the Deputy Surveyors of Sumersett County sur- vey and lay out the Indians land at Nanti-

Liber B. P. R. O.

coke allotted by Loll: btevens and als and that he return a Plott
thereof to this Board with all convenient speed.

Order for Proc: for liberty to trade with Indians.

Ordered that Proclamation issue forth to givegenerall lycence to the Inhabitants of this Province for one year to trade freely with all

Indians in friendship and amity with the English for any Truck
whatsoever provided they trade not for flesh (except dear and
wild fowl) nor for strong drink the which Proclamation issued
as followes viz:

Maryland ss./         By the Deputyes Lieu^ts

A Proclamation

Proc: for liberty of Trade with Ind:

Whereas for divers reasons of state by us the said Deputyes Lieuts together with the

advice of his Lord^sps Councill being duely considered wee think
it necessary for the generall good of this province that for the
ensueing yeare a free toleration of trade be permitted with all
Indians in amity with the English of this Province for any
Truck whatsoever except all strong drink and all manner of

Strong drink and flesh but dear & wild fowl excepted.

flesh (but Dear and Wild fowl) wee doe therefore hereby give liberty to all and every the Inhabitants of this Province for the year ensueing only (begin- ning the same at the date of this Proclamation) to

trade treely with all Indians whatsoever in amity with the
English of this Province for any Truck whatsoever except all
manner of strong drink and all flesh (but dear and wild fowl)
and the severall and respective sheriffs of this Province are
hereby required to make publick Proclamation hereof in the
most publick Places of their Countyes. Given at S^t Maryes
under the great seal of this Province the 15^th day of Sept^r in
the XII^th yeare of the Dominion of the R^t Hon^ble Charles &c. p.
Ann: Dom: 1687.

Henry Darnall Keeper.

Nant: Ind: appear Ahopperoonilias Opeter chose Empr

The Nanticoke Indians that were yester- day here, presented them selves before the board again, and it was demanded of them

who among them was chief that they might apply themselves
unto him and they all answered Ohopperoon alias Opeter
Brother to their old Emp^r Unnacocassimon he should rule
over them, where upon the Board told them they well approved
of their Choice and soe proceeded to the renewing of the
treaty made with their old Emp^r by his Lordship to all which
being read and interpreted unto them they seemed to consent