12 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

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her for feare she should divulge it but she made her Escape
from him.
at the Request of Chotike (haveing informed his L^spp that
M^r Henry Hawkins of Charles County had in his possession a
Canoe, some Matchcoate, a jugg and a shirt belonging to one
Jack an Indian deed: whose widow he had since married)
issued this following ord^r viz

M^r Hawkins
His L^spp and Councill being informed by Chotike who
married the widow of Jack the Indian that lived at your house
and was killed by the horse, that Jack when he dyed had at
your house a Canooe and some Matchcoate with a jugg & a
shirt which of right belongs now to Chotike. You are ordered
hereby to make Satisfaction to the s^d Chotike for the same.
Dated the 24^th Day of August in the Sixth yeare of the
Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c^a Annoq Domini 1681 :
Signed p ord^r
p John Llewellin Cl Consil

Memdn the 3o^th Day of August Coll Henry Coursey &
Coll William Stevens being returned from their Negotiation
with the Northern Indians at Zachaiah ffort produce the
Journall of their pceedings w^ch is ordered to be Entred in
Councill Booke as foll viz
August the 23^th 1681:
Maryland Ss:
A Journall of what passages happened in our journey as we
went about the Negotiation of the Sinnique Indians Business
wherein Coll Henry Coursey and Coll William Stevens were
appointed Commission" from the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry of
this Province

p. 245

Imp^rs We went from S^t Maryes the 24^th of August tenn of
the Clock, two of the said Indians with Jacob Young the
Interpreter and one other man with him with Cap^t Beale
goeing in the morning before them with rideing hard wee
overtooke about four miles beyond Richard Keenes; We
went that Day a foote pace the tall Indian being very lame and
about half an hour after Sunn sett wee came to Richard
Gardiners where wee lay: The next morning we went on
our journey and in the road about tenn of the Clock wee mett
three Pascattoway Indians, which when they knew what
Indians were with us two runn away and the third went to
cock his gunn but we perswaded him to lett them alone, he
immediately left us and went to his ffort and gave notice to
the Indians there, soe we went on to M^r James Bowleings
from whence we sent to Captⁿ Brandt to come to us with a