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away to the said M^r Thomas Blake requiring him forthwith to
attend his Excellency for his further Order and Instruction &c
Ordered that M^r William Harris and others the Iustices &
Commissioners of Cecil County be required to endeavour
what in them Lyes to inform themselves thoroughly and truly
of the misbehaviour and insolencys committed by those Indians
as is reported, and that they be also ready at such time as the
French Man shall be brought down to testify and make
appear against them what they have to alledge or can prove,
Ordered likewise that Iac^b Young attend as an Interpreter and
that Rob^t Drury and what other Evidences may be procured
be produced at the same time
Orders to issue to the severall Colonels or other chief
Officers of the Militia in each respective County of the Prov-
ince requiring them & every one of them to take immediate
and effectual Care for the amending fixing and repairing the
publick Arms within their severall & respective Commands
and to have their respective Officers and Soldiers in Readi-
ness at an hours warning to follow and put in Execution such
Orders and Instructions as for the publick service maybe sent
them
The Assembly appointed to set the 6^th day of April next
Ordered to be further prorogued to the 20^th day of April fol-
lowing and that Proclamation issue forth accordingly

By his Exc^llcy the Cap^t Gen^ll
A Proclamation
Maryland ss

Liber K.

Whereas the Generall Assembly of this Province was at the
last Sessions held at the City of S^t Marys on the Ninth day of
Iune last past from thence adjourned to the 20^th day of October
following and from thence since further porogued to the sixth
day of Aprill next ensuing which day now drawing near at
hand and no Urgent nor Emergent Occasion relating to the
State and Welfare of this Province at present Offering to
require the Conveening and Sitting of the said Assembly at
the said time I have thought fit by and with the Advice
and consent of their Majestys Councill within this Prov-
ince to defer and porogue the same Assembly and the
same is accordingly hereby further Porogued & Deferred
untill the 20_th day of May next Ensuing the date hereof
Whereof all and singular the Sheriffs of this Province are
hereby straightly charged and commanded to make publick
proclamation in the most publick and Convenient places within
their severall and respective Counties and also give notice to
such of their Majestys Councill as Inhabit and reside within
their respective Countys as to the Delegates and Deputys

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