278 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 20-Nov. 12, 1698.

	ACTS Att an Assembly held att Annapolis the 20th day of October 1698 was Enacted Vizt
Lib. L. L. 2	An Act for Ascerteining the bounds of a Certein Tract of Land to the use of the Naticock Indians so long as they shall Occupy and live upon the same. It being most Just That the Indians the Ancient Inhabitants of this Province should have a Convenient Dwelling place in this their native Country ffree from the incroachments and oppressions of the English more Especially the Nanticoke Indians in Dorchester County who for these many years has lived in peace and quiet with the English and in all matters in Obedience to the Government of this Province we the Bur- gesses & Delegates of this present Generall Assembly there- fore do pray that it may be Enacted And be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Maty by and with the Advice and Con- sent of this present Generall Assembly and the Authority of the Same That all the Land lying and being in Dorchester
p. 167	County and on the North Side of Nanticock River Butted and Bounded as followweth beginning att the mouth of Chickacoan Creek and running up the said Creek bounded therewth to the head of the main branch of the same and from the head of the said Main Branch with a line drawn to the head of a Branch issueing out of the Northwest fork of Nanticock known by the name of Francis Andertons Branch and from the head of the said branch down the said Andertons Branch bounded there- with to the mouth of the same where it falls into the said Northwest fork and from thence down the said Northwest fork bounded therewith to the main River and so down the Main river to the mouth of the aforesaid Chickacoan Creek shall be unto Panquas and Annatoughquan and to the people under their Government or Charge and their heires and successors for ever any Law Usage Custom or Grant to the Contrary in any wise Notwithstanding to be held of the Lord propry and his heires Lords Proprietors or Lords Pro- prietors of this Province under the Yearly rent of one Beaver Skin to be paid to his said Lordship and his heires as other Rents in this Province by the English used to be paid Pro- vided allways That it shall and may be Lawfull for any