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           Lib. H. D.     that the Gentlemen that go out of Caecill County acquaint the

                 Shevanor Indians how that his Exncy never recd those presents

                 said to be sent by Coll Herman.

                   They do also think it convenient that two former Ordrs

                 about laying out the Land for the Choptanck Indians may be

                 renewed & comply'd with, wch (through sickness of Major

                 Smithson the Surveyor) is represented not yet to be done.

                 About laying out land for the Nanticoke Indians, this Com

                 mittee do humbly leave it to further consideration.

                   This Comittee taking into consideration the great care and

                 trouble tht his Exncy our Governr has taken for promoting the

                 Kings Honor and preservation of his Majtes Province of Mary

                 land, do humbly return their heartiest Thanks and acknowl

                 edgments and do further request him to represent to the

                 Right Honoble the Lords of the Councill for Trade and

                 fforreign Plantations the present condition of this Province

                 so dangerous and chargeable to the Inhabitants thereof

                 upon these bloody attempts and further apprehended de

                 signes of the Indians, and that upon these considerations

                 his Exncy & Councill will be pleased to request of their

                 Lordshipps to move his Sacred Majesty to discharge them

                 from further contributing towards the assistance of New

                 Yorke; The charge & burthen of their own defence (upon

                 these alarmes) lying so heavy upon them.

                   Lastly all this is humbly submitted to his Exncys better

                 Iudgment and that of the next Genll meeting of the Honoble

                 his Maytes Councill & Iustices of the Provinciall Court &Ca

                             Signed p Ordr

                                  Henr Denton Clk of the Comittee

                   The said returne is approved off; only it is observed that

                 some of the proposalls are not fully answer'd; Vizt That of

                 desiring his Exncy to Order the Rangers to keep frequent

                 correspondence wth the Maryland Rangers &ca to agree upon

                 the alarm; and tht of giving a Lattitude to the Gentlemen tht

                 go, for to discourse any other matters as they shall think fitt

                 for his Majtes Service &ca All wch with some other matters

                 being agreed upon; the severall particulars relating to that

                 affair (concluded to be sent wth the Gentlemen appointed to

                 go to Virginia) were by Ordr drawn up in manner following.

                 Vizt

                   At a meeting & consultation held about Indian Affairs at

                 the new State house, at the town and Port of Annapolis In

                 his Majtes Province of Maryland the 15th day of Octobr Anno°

                 1697. By his Exncy Frans: Nicholson Esqr Capt Genrll and

                 Governr in Chief of his Majtes sd Province and the Gentlemen

                 of his Majtes Honoble Councill, together Wth the Honord the