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

            Lib. H. D. Ordered that (pursuant to the advice of the Justices &

                   Grand Jury of the Provincial Court, the Comittee for laying

                   the publick leavy and the Gentlemen that went upon the

                   Indian treaty) a former Ordr passed last Assembly appointing

                   severall persons to treat Wth the Indians at the head of the

                P• 572 Bay, be putt in execution by the sd prsons or the Major part of

                    them, and that they take such prson or persons to be their

                    Interpreter or Interpreters (by them to be sworne accordingly)

                    as they shall think fitt. And it is hereby further Ordered

                    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 Collo Herman.

                     Vpon Representation & during this noise of Indians,

                   Ordered that no Masters of any Shipps or Vessells trading to

                   this Province presume to export or carry away any of the

                   Inhabitants thereof wthout particular leave and lycense first

                   had & obtained for the same.

                     Ordered that the thirteen men & two Officers this day

                   agreed upon to be raised for the strengthening the Garrison

                   & ifrontiers upon Potomock be forthwith raised accordingly

                   and sent up to be appointed their Stations by the Honoble Coll.

                   John Addison of Prince Georges County; the wch said men

                   are to be raised as follows vizt Four out of Annarrundll

                   County, three out of Calvert, three out of St Maries, and three

                   out of Charles Counties. And that Richard Owen of Ann

                   arrundell County be Captain to Comand part of the said

                   men, and Giles Hill of St Maries County Lieutent to Comand

                   another part thereof. hereby directing and Ordering that the

                   Colonels of the said Counties take care to gett the said men

                   raised wth all imaginable expedition, to be imprest for the said

                   service wth their horses; but it Volunteers can be procured

                   afterwards that then they be taken; and if wanting of armes &

                   horses of their own that they be furnisht & equipt out of the

                   Countrey armes & have horses also imprest, wth a suitable

                   quantity of powder & ball; hereby signifying tht the said men

                   will be allowed & paid out of the Publick for such their

                   service perform'd for the Countrey.

                     Ordered that (pursuant to the advice of the Honord the

                   Justices and Grand Jury of the Provincial Court together wth

                   the other Gentlemen called to be consulted about Indian

                   affairs) the Colonel of each respective County do imediatly

                   upon sight hereof raise & choose out of the Militia under

                   their respective Comands (or any other persons not inlisted)

                   the following men, in Order to the strengthening the ifrontiers

                   of this Province in manner following; Vizt That Ann arrun

                   dell County do raise forty five men, Calvert County forty,

                   Prince Georges County twenty, Baltimore County fifteen, St