Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1679. 361

The first of June 1681 :

John White sec four Indians at Stephen Garys Plantation

at Transquakin all painted and well armed, he went towards
them and they went away John White

Majo^r Thomas Taylor informes the board that according to
his L^spps Order he had made all strict enquiry into the nature
of the severall complaints daily made by the Inhabitants of
Dorchester County grounded upon the feares and jealousies
they apprehend from the Indians that in ord^r thereunto he had
lately been at the Nanticoke ffort and spoken with the

By the Lord Propry and Councill
Maryland ss:
Forasmuch as severall Complaints have been made to his
L^spp: the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry in Councill of severall
insolencyes committed and affronts given by severall Indians
on the Eastern shore in Dorchester County who have
appeared painted and in a warlike posture to the greate terror
of the good People there, And whereas his L^spp Did there-
upon ord^r Majo^r Thomas Taylor and Cap^t Henry Tripp of
the County aforesaid to Enquire into the p^rmisses and if need
were to address themselves to the Emperour of Nanticoke for
Redress.
And whereas the said Empero^r and greate men thereupon
did deny that any of his Indians had ever appeared in those
parts painted or had ever affronted the English there and for