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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1676. 99
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At a Councell held at Mattapanye thursday the 13th of July
1676. Present
Jesse Wharton Esqr Deputy Lt & Deputy Governr
Philip Calvert Esqr Chancellour
The Honble Wm Calvert Esqr Principall Secry Councillors
Baker Brooke Esqr Surveyr Genll
Jno Blomfield Cl.
Ordered that there be a Councill of Warr held at St Maries
on thursday the twentith of this instant July and that Order
be sent to Collonel Samuel Chew, Collonel Wm Burges
Collonel Thomas Brooke Leivt Collonel Thomas Taillor Major
Wm Boreman Major John Douglas, Major Henry Joules Major
Samuel Lane, Capt Henry Darnall Capt Gerard Slye, Capt
Samuel Bourne Capt John Allen and Capt George Wells to
appeare at the said time and place to joyne with the said
Deputy & Councill in the said Councell of Warr. Which
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said Orders issued to the said respective Officers according
to the tenor hereof.
Imediately upon Sight hereof you are to prepare your Self
so that you appeare on thursday the twentith instant at St
Maries there to joyne with the Deputy Leivtenant of this
province and his Lopps Councell together with the other
Officers that shall then and there be present in a Councell of
Warr to advize what shall be fitt to be done in Order to the
preservation of the peace of this province Given under my
hand & seale the 13th day of July in the first yeare of his Lopps
Dominion &c. Annoq Dom. 1676.
Jesse Wharton
Ordered That Edward Jones of St Jeromes be allowed Out
of the publique five hundred pounds of tobacco p month he
finding himselfe a horse and to goe upon all messages as the
Deputy Governour & Councell shall thinke fitt, and if extra-
ordinary Occasion require that the said Jones be impowered
to impresse a horse.
Ordered that twenty or thirty of Capt Darnalls men be
appointed to keepe Guard at Mattapeny for the Safety
thereof, and be allowed Out of the publique.
Then came the great men of Choptico and informed the
Deputy Governour and Councell of the death of their King,
and desired the same amity as formerly with them might be
continued & that untill they choose another King they are
ruled by their Great men & Speaker, which was consented to
by the Deputy Govrnor & Councell.
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