Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 8, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698. 63

therefor it is Expected that all the Gentlemen proposed be
Inserted and first nominated in the Levy law otherwise it will
not be passed.
As to Yo^r Earnestly Expecting his Ex^cys Comands to attend
at this board in ord^r to putt an End to this Sessions; His Ex^cy
does say that if you had taken the Method proposed to you at
first yo^r hopes and Expectations might have been answered
long ago and saved the Country a great many thousand
pounds of Tob:
It is Consid^red that seing the house has Concluded nothing
ab^t the Indian affair, the Assembly be prorogued by proclama-
tion
The matt^rs ab^t the Rangers being taken into Consid^ration,
it is concluded that the Rangers of Baltemore County be Dis-
banded & Dismissed care being taken that they should be
paid off and is ord^red accordingly

Original
Journal.

Ord^rcd that the Rangers upon Potomeck be likewise dis-
missed; but it is hereby resolved and ord^red that Consid^ring
the assembly have left the Matt^r ab^t the Indians undetermined,
the hon^ble Colonell John Addison do appoint ten men and two
Captaines to raing by turnes and observe and follow the same
Instructions as the form^r Rangers who are to be paid accord-
ing to Act of Assembly but it is ord^red that Cap^tn Brightwell
be not one of these two officers. And it is hereby directed
and ord^red that his hon^r Colonell Addison take Care to raise
the said ten men and Officers w^th all Expedition possible
whom he is to place some where Convenient for strength-
ning the frontier plantations as he see fitt and most service-
able to his Maj^ty and Safety of his Country it being thought
unnecessary to keep them at the Garrison now there is a
peace and no fear of any french or oth^r Indians attacking
those parts besides the returne of the piscattaway Indians may
now at this tyme be expected thither, if they come att all, yet
it is thought necessary that the old Rangers be still Continued
and kept in service & pay utill the new ones be rightly equipt
and Establisht; and is ord^red accordingly

Aprill the 2^d 1698

The Councill againe Sate and were present as yesterday
The Remarques upon the Resolves yesterday being fair writt
out & prused were sent by the hon^ble Tho^s Tench & James
Frisby Esq^rs together w^th Benjamin Halls Bill of Exch^e and
Letter from the navy office and Coppy of the Certificate from
the ordinance office.

p. 95

Brought from the house the following Resolves Viz^t

p. 96