Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1679. 313

Coppy of The ord^r directed to Jacob Young was also
Inclosed in a Letter to Coll William Burges p ord^r of this
board, viz.

Coll Burges
S^r Inclosed is Coppy of an ord^r of Councill to Jacob
Young concerning a Conference with the Sinniquo Indians
desired by his L^spp to be had in y^r County he being to
apply himself to y^u upon their comeing downe to give speedy
advice thereof to his L^spp and Councill as by the said ord^r you
will pceive, w^ch I was commanded to transmitt to y^u for y^r
regulation therein, it being the ord^r of his L^spp & Councill to
S^r Y^r humble Serv^tt
July 6^th 1680 J Ll

R^tt Hon^ble
Your L^spps Commands of the 22^th instant shall observe as
relateing to the Lands about Pascattoway.
I have had severall meeteings with the Indians concerning
the last Articles of peace in hopes to have sent y^r L^spp a Brev-
iat of th^m but cannot find any they have, I have had a sight
of all their Papers but not one tending thereto. The King of
Mattawoman shews me a meddall in token of your L^spps
ffriendshipp to him, he beginns now to be in feare of the Sus-
quehannohs and Sinniquo and p^rtends want of Armes and
Ammunition, he intends speedily to make his addresses to
your L^spp. I have this Day received Intelligence from Thomas
Baker that the Pascattoway Indians sending their scoutes out
Daily have discovered the Enemy and is in some doubt they
will be fowle of them before their ffort is finished. I have
nothing more to add but the tender of my due Obedience
Subscribe Yo^r L^spps ffaithfull Serv^tt
Charles County June Rand. Brandt,
the 28^th 1680.

as to the first part of w^ch Letter relateing to the Land at
Pascattoway vid Lib Concil for Lands C B fo: 51:
And as to the remaineing p^t relateing to the King of Matta-
woman requesting a Supply of Armes and Ammunition from