202 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

           Lib. H. D.     Rangers (upon Sight hereof) keep Constantly Ranging

                 betwixt their ffort and the sd ffrontier Plantations untill

                 further Ordr and that they often Call in at the Said Plan

                 tacons and Inform themselves how matters are and that if

                 they meet any Indians comitting any insolencies Violencies

                 or other unlawfull Act that they fforthwith Seize and Appre

                 hend and under Safe and Secure Conduct Send them down

                 to the Port of Annapolis unto his Exncy the Govr to be dealt

                 withall according to Law and that either Capt Oldton or his

                 Lieutent meet his Exncy at Baltemore County Court House

                 the ffirst Tuesday of September next to Receive what further

                 Order or directions may (for his Mats and Countreys Service)

                 be then and there given them and that if any thing should

                 happen in the Interim that they imediately dispatch an

                 Express down to his Exncy to give an Accot thereof.

             p. 544      By his Exncy the Governr Augt 21th 1697.

                   Ordered that Wm Stermy of Calvert County Carpinter do

                 (upon Sight hereof) fforecast his business to be here at the

                 Port of Annapolis by the 28th of this Instant August in Order

                 to view the State House Work in Company of Laurence

                 Garey Carpinter and to give their Opinions about the Same

                 what time it will Require to ffinish it &Ca whereof he is no

                 wise to ffaile.

                               Signed p Ordr Hen: Denton Cl. Concil.

           At a Councill mett and held at the Port of Annapolis &ca

                      the 27th day of August 1697.

                                 Present

                      His EXnCY ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll &Ca

                         Sr Thomas Laurence Baront Secryr

                           Coll Henry Jowles

                           Coll Nicho Greenberry

                   Produced and Read a letter by his Exncy recd: from George

                 Muschamp Esq Collr of his Mats Customs of Potomock

                 District Dated the 23d instant giving an Accot of the Arrivall

                 of Admirall Nevills Squadron in Virga and of their Success

                 they have had in the West Indies against the ffrench &ca And

                 it being Signifyed at the Board how that one Capt Edward

                 Tarleton having lately brought intelligence from Choptanck

                 how that Mr Wm Sharp of Talbot County being lately Come

                 from Virga did Report the News of the sd Admirall Nevills