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

           Lib. H. D.     Piscattoway Indians therefore sent for Coll: Addison to know

                 the Certainty, but could not have any writen Satisfaction

                 therein, whereupon he writt a Letter to Majr Wm Dent to Send

                 an Express to Capt Mason, Coll: ffitzhugh's and others to get

                 a certain Accot how Matters were Copy whereof was produced

                 and Read; with directions for the sd Coll: Addison or Majr

                 Dents Coming hither to give a full Relation of Matters whom

                 he expected next Week.

                   Produced and Read a Letter by his Exncy rëcd: from Coll:

                 Wm Pierce and Lieutent Coll: John Thompson ffield Officers

                 of Caecill County Dated the 16th of this instant August giving

                 an Accot of their having View'd the Publick powder, belong

                 ing to that County Vizt two Barrells not full and a half barrell

                 at Coll: Hermans and two Barrells at Majr Thompsons, but

                 not full; all which is much decayed and of little Vallue, Signi

                 fying that they Could sell 2: Barrells thereof, and perhaps more,

                but that they have no certain Accot what Coll: Herman had in

                 his possession.

                   Ordered that a Copy of the Accot of what Arms & Ammu

                 nition &ca were sent to that County be writ out and sent to

                 the sd Coll: Pierce, and Majr Thompson and that they dispose

                 of the powder pursuant to the late Ordinance of Assembly

                 but that they dont sell any thereof to the Indians.

                   Read a Return made by the honrble James ffrisby Esq in a

                 Letter writ to the Clerk of this Board Dated the Instant,

                 in Relation to Nominating two persons, to Act in the Station

                 of Navll Officer and a Justice of the provll Court of this Prov

                 ince in the Room and Stead of Lieutent Coll: John Thompson

                 dismissed (by Ordr of this Board) thereby Recornending and

                 Nominating Mr Matthias Vanderheyden for Navll Officer and

                 Mr John Moll Senr for a Justice of the Prov” Court; but they

                 both being adjudged unqualified by the late Act of Parliamt

                 for those Stations as being Aliens, it is therefore Ordered that

                 the sd Esq ffrisby do Recommend and Nominate two other fit

                 and Capable persons qualified by Law and make Return

                 accordingly with all convenient Speed.

                   His EXnCY is pleased to Say that upon this News of the

                 Arrivall of Admirall Nevills Squadron in Virga and of the

                 Noise about the Indians, he intends (God willing) to go him

                 self into Virginia to know the certainty of matters either to

                 Morrow or on Munday therefore is pleased to direct the

                 honrble Sr Thomas Laurence Baront Secryr to goe to Baltemore

                 County Court in Septembr in Order to meet the Severall

                 persons there appointed to meet & to discourse them about

                 the Complaints made against the Indians there and to Cause

                 to be put in writing what they have to Say.

                   That if Coll: Addison or Majr Dent come to Town next