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      Lib. H. D.     Order abt Upon Representation Ordered that all persons

            Catholick who tooke any private Armes from Roman Catho

            Armes taken licks or others in the time of the late Revolution

            that they bring and deliver all such Armes up into the hands

            of the Collonell of the County where taken, who is hereby

            Obliged & Required to Cause the same to be restored to the

            Right Owners.

            Steven's Produced and Read William Stevens Bill of Sale

            Bill of Sale

            from Roe from Edward Roe for 25 Acres of Land, Ordered

              Land & that the Attorneys be consulted therein for the Pub

            Consultacon   lick good, And that they make Report thereof to

                   this Board accordingly.

              The honble Coll Nicholas Greenberry & Thomas Tench Esqr

            aded.

            Mr ifrisby's The Honoble James Frisby Esqr informs the Board

            informacon

            abt Strange concerning an abuse lately received by one Henry

            Indians Penington from one of the Strange Indians, which

            Order therein.     last Assembly were Represented to be in this Gov

                   ernmt Likewise Setting forth that they were upon

            Coll Hermans Mannor 16: of Janry last past contrary to the

            Opinion of the house of Burgesses and the Order of his Exncy

            & this Board 15th of Octobr preceeding; Ordered thereupon

            that three Copies of the said Opinion & Order be drawn forth

            & sent to Coll Herman, Coll Pierce & Majr Thompson who

            are hereby strictly Enjoyned to Observe the same, in neglect

            or contempt whereof the afd James ifrisby is hereby Empow

            ered to bind over to the Court any of the said persons so

            Offending.

                     John Oldtons Letter to his Exncy being produced

            Lettr Relat- and read at the Board therein craving to have the

            ing to the Conduct & Charge of Baltemore County Rangers

            the Rangers conferred upon him, Who is approved off Accord-

            of Balte- ingly by the Board and Ordered that he present Six

            more County  .            .            bi

            & his Exncy Men besides fit for that Service, Unto the Hon e Coll

            & Councills Nicholas Greenberry for his Approbation And that

                 he duely comply with the late Act of Assembly

                   passed relating thereto; his Exncy being pleased to

            Signifye that he had purchased Locks and hatchets for all the

            Rangers by Act Appointed, which they should have, upon

            their Making good the same to his Exncy And that the honble

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            Coll Nicholas Greenberry take Receipt for the Same.