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

           Lib. H. D.     his Majesties Lawyers be consulted to give their Opinion

                 whether the said Cood could legally invest any person with

                 such power after such flight, and tht they make report accord

                 ingly unto his Exncy with all convenient speed.

                               Signed p Ordr Henr Denton Cl Concil.

                   At a Council met and held at the Port of Annapolis the

                 19th day of November in the 9th Year of the Reign of our

                 Sovereigne Lord King William the third &Ca Annoq Dofli

                  1697.

                                 Present

            His ExncY ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &Ca

                 The Honoble  Sr Thomas Laurence Barontt Secry

                                Collo Henry Iowles

                                Thomas Tench Esqr

                   Produced & read a Letter & lournall of the Honoble Thorns

                 Tench Esqr and Major Willm Dent (who were sent by his

                 Exncy and his Majtes Honoble Councill of this Province unto

                 his EXnCY Sr Edmund Andros his Majtes Governr of Virginia

                 about the Piscattoway Indians as follows Vizt

                           Nanjemy Charles County Novemr 16th 1697.

                 May it please yor EXnCY

                   Inclosed is an account of our Negotiations in Virginia &

                 the Result of his Exncy and Councill upon the matters pro

                 posed by us.

                   We also send yor Exncy an account that Capt Ino Withers

                 relates to us that the Piscattoway Indians say there is five Sus

                 quehanno's yet remaining of tht Nation formerly seated neer

                 the Eastern branch of Potomock and are now among them

                 Indians at the head of the Bay with Esqr Tom that either by

                 themselves or those they hyre are the authors of all these

                 Murthers of ours; their names are underwritten. He sayes

                 also that he perceives the Piscattowayes are in great doubt of

                 yor Exncy & Government being angry wth them and imputing

                 the Murther to them & would be glad to know the contrary.

                   He says the two Nations of Sennecoes above our frontiers