Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 381

   Ordrs & In- Ordered that the Rangers by Act of Assembly Lib. H. D.

   structions to

   the Rangers   appointed to keep Ranging vpon the ffrontiers of

          this province take care to settle themselves to

   inhabite (some time this Spring) beyond all the inhabitants

   plantations scituate vpon the ffron tiers as aforesaid, and that

   they keep an exact Journall of all their proceedings & obser- Whitehall

   vations made in their Ranging & return an Accot thereof vnto

   his Excell at the Port of Annapolis, at least once a Month, if

   opportunity & conveniency of conveying the same offers; And

   that a new Lievtent from the Capt of each party of Rangers

   be prsented, who may be proper to assist & Officiate pursuant

   to the directions of the late Act of Assembly passed to the

   said Effect, hereby requiring those Rangers (so setling them

   selves) to cohabite & live vpon the settlemts aforesd all Winter

   And that the Commander of the Rangers vpon potomock do

  -    Range to the ffalls of patapsco and those of patapsco to

   Range to according as the Law directs

     And further that they observe the Law made about the

   Rangers, and that they make & marke severall paths & take p. 288

   care to take vp all suspicious persons travelling without passes,

   and that the Road which they find to be the best & nighest

   Road, that they double marke the same That they make sev

   erall Cabins vp & down the Woods & Cut down a great many

   trees thereabouts and make as great a show as they can of

   their being there, and that they Examine what Indians they

   meet with, and if they find them doing any vnlawfull Act, that

   they secure them, and vpon resistance that they vse force; and

   if there is absolute Necessity endeavour to kill them, but (if

   not) to vse them civilly & give them all lawfull assistance. If

   please God any accident should happen to them of meeting

   with an Enemy, that they imediatly send his Exncy an Account

   thereof, and that they send to one another, and to the Militia

   Officers scituate next vpon the ifrontiers, hereby commanding

   such Officers to Raise the Militia vnder their Command, for

   their Aid & assistance which said Militia Officers are immedi

   atly to send to the Colonel of the County to give him an

   Account thereof, who is hereby Ordered to Raise the whole

   Militia of his County for their Aid & Assistance likewise.

   Mr Ran- The Report of the honoble Edward Randolph

   dolph & Mr -

   Platers Re- Esqr DeptY Audit& & George Plater Esqr his Mat5

   port vpon Receiver Genlls vpon an Ordr of Reference to them

   Symon            . -

   Wilmores made from this Board concerning a petition here

   pet &ca & ffine Re- presented by Symon Wilmore of Kent County

   mitted - therein humbly praying the remittance of a ifyne of

   thereon 2500 ls tobo imposed vpon him by the Commissioners Whitehall

   of Kent County in the time of the Revolution, being here

   Read & considered;