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

Liber R.

Whereupon issued the following ord^r of Councill viz

By the Lord Prop^ry & Councill
Mary^ld ss:
Ordered that Cap^t Samuel Bourne, and Captⁿ Richard Ladd
of Calvert County forthwith upon sight hereof come and per-
sonally appeare before his L^dsp and Councill at the City of S^t
Maries to inform his L^dsp & Councill of such matters and
thinges as shall then and there be enquired of them; And
that the said Cap^t Bourne give speedy notice to the Dutch
Docto^r (by him in a Letter to his L^dsp mentioned) that he also
forthwith be and give his attendance as aforesaid where he is
Required to have with to pduce a Letter he lately reed from
New Yorke from his mother there for his L^dsps peruseall the
same Importing matter of greate consequence to this Province
(as is Informed) Hereof lett none faile Dated at S^t Maries
the 27'^h Day of ffebruary in the 7^th yeare of the Dominion of
the R^t hon^ble Charles &c^a Annoq Domini 1681 :
Signed p ord^r
p J Llewellin Cl Consil.

Ordered also at the same time that Six men in Armes
under the Command of Cap^t Ninion Beale be commanded out
to continue Rangeing betweene the head of Pottuxen River
and the branches thereabouts up to the Susquehannogh ffort
for the discovery of any Indian Enemy that may appeare and
thereupon to give notice to Coll Chandler and Captⁿ Brandt of
Charles County for their Governm^t in the security and
Defence of that County and also to Coll Henry Jowles of
Calvert County for conveyance to his L^dspp accordingly as his
L^dspp hath already Commanded and now signifies to this board
by whom the same is approoved off.
His L^dsp informes the board that the sense of the last Com-
missions to the severall and Respective Collonells or Princi-
pall Officers of the militia of this Province had been wholly
misunderstood and misapplyed by the common people in
generall by vertue thereof assumeing to themselves a privi-
ledge for any single person upon any slight or frivolous occa-
sion or out of a humour to create a warr by killing any Indian
they meete with though the appeareance may be never soe
friendly and to a good Intent w^ch may proove of very ill Con-
sequence to the Province in generall and was wholly contrary
to his L^dspps designe in granting the s^d Commissions w^ch he
intended should be made vse of onely at the discretion of the
Collonells themselves upon any urgent occasion where the
Defence and Security of their County or any single planta-
tion or person may require it, upon the discovery or appeare-