Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 349

Proprieto^r with our complaints: likewise he and William Browne

drove their Cattle in our Towne against our wills, and wee
drove them out again, and put up the barrs which John God-
den made, and they broke them downe three severall times, as
neighbour English men putt them up still, and threatens us he
will drive horses in our Towne in summer, and that we shall
make noe corne, soe we doe desire the Court to consider
about these things and that we may have Justice
Choatam
This del^d the hon^ble Coll W^m Stevens his x mark
this 10^th day of ffeb^ry 1684
Test Jn^o Osbourne.

Lib. R. R. R.

Whereupon passed this foll ord^r (viz. )

By the Councill
Maryland ss:
Whereas Complaint hath this day been made to this board
by Choatam Empero^r of Assateague against Edward Haman
of Som^rsett County for offering to the said Empero^r and his
Indians severall outrages, violences and affronts, killing their
dogs, throwing downe their ffences, and driveing cattle into
their Corne field, threatning also to fire their Court house,
without any the least occasion given him by the said Indians
to their greate greviance trouble & molestacon and contrary
to the peace of his L^sp:
Ordered therefore that the Sheriff of the said County of
Som^rsett forthwith upon receipt hereof take into his custody
the body of the said Edward, and him safely and securely
keepe untill such time as he shall find and give good & Suffi-
cient security for his future good behaviour, and appeareance
before his L^sps Justices of the said County, at the next County
Court there to be holden, then & there to answer the p^rmisses,
and to stand to and abide what shall be by them therein
further awarded and determined. Hereof faile not and for soe
doeing this shall be your warrant. Dated at the Councill
Chamber at the City of S^t Maries the second day of March in
the Tenth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c.
Annoq Dmi: 1684.
To the Sher. of Som^rsett County Signed p ord^r
or his Dep^ty These J Llewellin Cl Consil

The hon^ble Coll William Stevens p^rsents to the board an
Information he had lately reed: from a gentl in Acamock of
severall robberies committed on the bay by one Roger Makeele
& his Accomplices (viz:)

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