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124 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1676-1678.
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as to the English under Coll Bacon, they stand not soe faire
Wee have just cause to Suspect he intends to embroyle yr
province in a Warr and that he will make the pursuit of the
Pascattaway Indians his pretence to enter it, and use young
Giles Brent and his vaine title to his mothers Crowne and
Scepter of Pascattaway (as his ffather used to phrase it) to
sett on ffoot that Brutes Courage to head all the needy and
desperate persons in those parts to Our disquiett The mis-
cheife could not be so great as it is had wee armes for Our
men, but Our want is so great that Wee cannot Omitt joyntly
to begg of your Lopp to send in a Sufficient magazine of
Armes and ammunition by the very first Shipp, and that you
will otherwise encourage the merchant to send in armes to
sell that the house Keeper may purchase Sufficient for the
defence of his house and that the marching Army may be
Supplyed at all times Out of yr Magazine What quantity of
Ammunition, may be enough wee will not undertake to direct,
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but Wee humbly conceive the Shott Ought to be one third
muskett bullett, One third Carbine bullett and the other third
high Swann Shott. Wee have nothing else to adde but Sub-
scribe Our Selves
August the 6th 1676. Your Lopps humble Servts
Thomas Notley
Philip Calvert
Will Calvert
Baker Brooke
Ordered that Quinsytasse the Speaker of the Pascattaway
Indians and the Emperor of Mattawoman and such as their
Great men as Major Boreman shall appoint be sent for to
attend the Deputy Governour and Councell upon thursday
sevenight next being the 17th of this instant August at Mr
Martyes and that the said Major Boarman be then present.
Ordered that Coll Calvert, Coll Brooke Coll Burges Leivt
Coll Taillour Major Dowglas Capt Slye, Capt Darnall, Capt
Bourne and Capt Allen Major Jowles and Major Lane imedi-
ately prepare their Souldiers under their Comand in a readi-
nesse with their Armes amunition and provisions to be upon
an houres warning to Observe such Orders as shall be given
by the Deputy Governour and Councell, and that notice be
given to the said Coll Majors and Captaines by the Secretary
but such Speedy meanes he may.
Ordered that Comissions be drawne for Mr Henry Tripp
and Mr Anthony Dawson to be Captaines of ffoot in Dorches-
ter County under Collonel Vincent Lowe.
Ordered that Major Boreman and Capt Doyne next muster
day agree upon the Division of that Company granted him
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