their severall and respective Stations and Offices the present
Condition and the future peace and wellfare of their County
depending thereupon Wch was accordingly Done in the words
foll, (viz:)
Coll George Wells
Wee have recd: Divers Lres from you upon severall occa-
sions within these Six moneths, and in them all we have dis-
covered greate Animosityes between you and Capt Jno Water-
ton At this time we are resolved not to looke into the cause
of these Differences, but rather to endeavor to pswade you to
shake hands and agree in the prosecution of the publick
good, Remember yr County hath intrusted you as Delegates
in the Assembly. My Lord hath made you Justices of the
Peace in yr County, and trusted the Militia in yr respective
Degrees into yr hands, and this onely that you may secure the
publick peace. If you cannot keepe peace with one the other,
Wee have good cause to feare you will not long have due
regard to the publick, and that in the heate of yr passions you
will forgett yr ordrs and Instructions from My Lord and us,
and then the publick ruine will force us and the Assembly to
call you to Accot Men in publick Employments must Sacri-
fice their private Ends to the publick good, and must have
noe love nor hate but for the ffriends or Enemies to the pub-
lick peace. The first thing we expect therefore to heare from
you is your pfect Reconciliation that we may have a well
grounded hope of the peace of yr County wch by yr Differ-
ences is in a tottering Condition, and then the next thing you
will hear from us will be the necessary ordrs in reference to
the future security of yr County and the whole Province by
speaking with the Northern Indians at Demondidiers or
Jacob Youngs. Signed p ordr
J Llewellin Cl Consil.
June 16th 1680:
The like Letter verbatim mutatis mutandis was also writt
to Capt John Waterton at the same time. As also a Letter
to Coll Tailler certifieing the rect of his and ordering him to
appoint a Post in Anne Arrundell County viz.
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