Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98. 241

      This Comittee do think it necessary that there be one good Lib. H. D.

     and Substantial boat provided, to be kept towards the head of

     Potomock by some carefull person, as his shall think fitt,

     such a one as will carry a couple of horses over the River &

     may. be Rowed & Sayled, and do desire that his Exncy will

     please to give Orders for the same.

      That they think it to be necessary for his Majtes service &

     safety of this Countrey that his Exncy Sr Edmund Andros his

     Majtes Governr of Virginia be sent to and acquainted with the

     circumstances of the late Murther and other matters relating

     to the said Indian affairs; And forasmuch as the said late

     Murther hath been committed by Indians unknown to Vs.

     That his said Exncy be desired to cause inquiry to be made

     after the said Murtherers as it hath lately been done in this

     Government for the seizing & apprehending an Indian called

     Esqr Tom that fledd to this Province from the hands of Iustice

     in Virginia.

      And likewise that his said Exncy the Governr of Virginia be

     desired to give Orders to the Rangers upon the frontiers, for

     to settle themselves somewheare near the falls for the better

     intercourse to be had betwixt them & the Maryland Rangers

     for the mutuall defence of each Government.

      And whereas it is reported the Indians are possessed with

     ill notions, that for any misdemeanors committed here they

     are not to be punisht for the same in Virgina, therefore do

     desire that his Exncy the Governr of Virginia will be pleased to

     make them sensible to the Contrary.

      That his Exncy be likewise desired to prohibit the Inhabi

     tants under under his Government from selling to the said

     Indians any more powder or Ball, and tht the like shall be

     done here; they having carryed away wth them out of this

     Government & purchased since, a considerable quantity of

     both by their own saying. That by Information the sd Indians

     formerly have not made use off and purchased a thousand

     weight of powder a year.

      That his Exncy the Governr of Virginia be likewise desired p. 569

     to appoint and send some Gentlemen to meet in Stafford

     County or elsewhere and call the Piscattoway Indians before

     them in Ordr to discourse them in presence of some persons

     to be sent out of Maryland as well to informe the Indians the

     Resolution of that Government not to protect them, as also

     for the Gentlemen of Maryland to make proposalls to them.

      This Committee do desire that his Exncy would be pleased

     to cause to be putt in Execution a former Order passed last

     assembly appointing severall persons to treat wth the Indians

     at the head of the head of the Bay and that some person may

     be appointed in the Roome of Mr Boothby who is sick; and