Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. 35

The last Comission is not put in rule nor none sworne soe
that if you please to send another it may take place.

Ordered that a Letter be writt to Coll: Coursey which is as
followeth.

S^t Maries 10^th July 1688.
Coll: Coursey.
S^r Yours of the 22^nd June last came to our hands and we
returne you thanks for the paines and care you were pleased
to take about the Orphant Childe in which you are much to
be commended, and we are glad that the chide is safe at your
house where we must needs desire she may remaine untill the
next provinciall Court. For we doe know for the present how
better to dispose of her at which Court further care will be
taken about her. Att which Court wee desire she may be
sent down and that you would be soe kind to bee instrumentall
in procureing her a convenient passage if it lies in your way.
You mencon somewhat about the Com^rsof Caecill County, the
Commission was lately renewed, and that by the advice of

Liber B.
P. R. O.

M^r Will^m Peirce one of those you mencon in your Letter soe
that wee cannot so suddenly alter it. But when wee doe shall
have your Letter in remembrance. Our service to yourself
and Lady.
Wee Subscribe
Your very lo: friends and servants
Hen: Darnall
Will^m Digges
Nich^o Sewall

Then was read a Letter from M^r Francis Jenkins high
Sheriffe of Sumerset County wherein he acknowledged to
have received from the Emperour of the Nanticoakes two of
his Indians whom he sayes comitted the murther upon one
Knock an Englishman in Baltemore County M^r Jenkins sayd
the Emperour was loth they should goe to prison, offering his
life for theires, that they should be at the Court at any time
when the English would appoynt. At last when his promise
for delivering them up was strongly urged upon him, he did
deliver them quietly but desired they might be well used in
prison.
The said M^r Jenkins desired to know of their hon^rs whether
he should provide the Emperour any accomodacons for him
and some few of his Indians to come to S^t Maries along with
him because they had a desire to see the Tryall
Ordered that a Letter be writt to M^r Jenkins to give him to
know that the Councell had received his and to give him

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