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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1 675-1 676. 91
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England he feared that after his departure he should be for-
gotten by the English, and therefore prayed some care to be
taken of him now which may stand him insteed in his Lord-
shipps absence.
And upon Serious consideration had of the whole matter
Ordered by the Councell his Lopp being present, that since it
was agreed betweene his said Lopp and the said King and the
other Kings that neither he nor any Other should entertaine
any Indians that should at any time come from Virginia, The
said Pamunckye Indian prisoner shall be delivered up to the
Virginians, as a person violently suspected to have had his
hand in blood on that side potomaek River and the Other
three Indian prisonners be likewise delivered up to the Govermt
of Virginia, by them to be examined and that the said
Govermt be given to understand that wee doe not deliver up
those Indians (amongst which the King of Youcomacko is
One) as persons that have had their hand in blood or any-
wayes deserve death, but to lett them see wee will not give
the least encouragement to any Indians to come over into Our
Goverment, by that meanes to take away all cause of Suspition
that wee endeavor to conceale any thing that may turne either
to their good or Our owne disquiet.
And as Wee have no reason to Suspect the King of You-
comako or his ffather or the Pascattoway Indian so this
Govermt shall desire the Goverment of Virginia to returne us
the said King of Yoacomoco and his ffather and the Pascatta-
way Indian after they have examined them
And forasmuch as the Govermt is very sensible of the
danger the said King is in and the advantage in point of
Security his preservation will be to us in Maryland It was
further Ordered that twenty men well maintained at the
charge of the province under the Comand of Capt Henry
Aspinall and (if the said King can find a house within the
ffort,) to remaine in the ffort, otherwise to remaine at Capt
Henry Aspinalls ready to assist the said King upon all Occa-
sions, according to such Orders & directions as shall from
time to time be sent to the said Aspinall from his Lordshipp
or his Governour and Councell for the time being.
And hereupon as a marke of his Lopps Kindnesse and a
pledge of ffreindshipp his said Lopp gave unto the King of
Mattawoman a medall with the effigies of the Rt Honble
Cecilius his Lopps ffather lately deceased on the one side and
the Mapp of Maryland on the other side with a blacke and
yellow Ribbon.
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Lib. R. R.
p. 72
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Ordered likewise that Collonel Jesse Wharton deliyer
twenty armes and amunition convenient to such twenty men
as shall be raised for the assistance of the said King of Mat-
tawoman.
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p. 73
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