162 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.     to the Act of this Province and to send An Accot of the same

             to his Excency wth all convenient Speed

             Goverrs His Excency does likewise Recomend to the Gen

             Orders to the Councill tlemen of the Councill in Generall that they take all

             in Case of possible care (in case of invassion of fforaigne Indians

             Insurrection   -       .          .    h

                    or insurrection by Indians or others wch God forbid)

             for Raiseing forces to opose the same and send imediate

             notice thereof to his

               His Excency demands of the Board whether they thinke it

             will be Necessary to Appoint Rangers before the time limited

             by the Act to wch is Answered that they doe not see at present

             any Occassion for so doeing—His Excency is pleased to say

             that he will take a View of the ffrontiers himself (God Willing)

             at the time prescribed for the Rangers goeing forth. His Excency

             does further demand of the Gentlemen of the Councill to

             consider if they have any thing else to propose or Offer either

             for the Service of their Majties or the Countrey to wch they make

             Answer that at present they know nothing further to propose.

                                     Hen: Denton C of Concil

                      October the 18th 1694

             Comission Issued con- Mr Cheseldyn appearing at the Board humbly

             stitututing Mr desires his Excency (Seeing he is favourably continued

             Cheseldyn in the Office of Comissary) that Comision may Issue

             Comissary Under the Broad Seale for the Same.

               Ordered that a Comission Issue Accordingly to continue

             dureing pleasure Whereupon was prepared a Comission pur

             suant thereto wch being read was Sign'd by his Excency and

             passed the Broad Seale of the Province.

                      October the 18th 1694

               Came before the honrble Sr Thomas Laurence Barront and

             Colonel Nicholas Greenberry, two of their Mats Justices of the

             prov” Court, Charles Carroll and John Eavans Genl. who did,

             in the presence of the Generall Assembly Undertake body for

          p. 20  Body that Wm Burley & George Mason (prisonrs under

             Sentence of Death for the Murther of Mr John Payne) Shall

             appeare and be forth coming to Stand and abide their Sacred

             Mats determination whensoever they shall be thereunto

             Required by his Exncy the Governor, with which they both

             declared themselves Contented.