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

           Lib. H. D. convenient towards the head of Potomock, and that your

                  EXnCY will be pleased to give Instructions to the Comander

                  in chief of Stafford County & the Rangers to hold frequent

                  correspondence wth the Honoble Collo Jno Addison and the

                  Rangers in Maryland, who have already Instructions to do

                  the like with these in Virginia.

                    8th Your Exncy is likewise desired to give orders to yr

                  Rangers to agree with the Maryland Rangers what shall be

                  an Alarm, and tht you will be pleased to give them charge

                  to forbear hollowing or firing Gunns in the night unless upon

                  occasion.

                    These matters have been consulted and Resolved on by his

                  Exncy the Governr & Councill of Maryland wth the advice of

                  the Honoble the Justices of the Provincial Court, the Gentle

                  men of a Grand Comittee for laying the Public Leavy, the

                  Gentlemen of the Grand Jury for the body of that Province,

                  and severall Gentlemen lately imployed to go to the said

                  Indians and given us in charge to your Exncy In obedience

                  whereunto for his Majestes service & the Peace and safety

                  of his Majtes said Province of Maryland the same is hereby

                  represented, laid before and desired of yor Exncy as aforesd

                  which is signifyed by

                                   Your Exncyes most humble Servants

                                            Thomas Tench

                                            Wm Dent

                    Then produced a Copy of some proceedings taken before

                  his Exncy the Governr and his Majtes Honoble Councill of

                  Virginia of the 11th of August last past in Answer to a former

                  message about the said about the sd Indians; as also another

                  of the 10th of November instant in answer to what the sd Esqr

                  Tench & Major Dent now laid before them, wch were read as

                  follows Vizt

                At a Council held at Mr Secretary Wormleys

                          the 11th August 1697.

                                 Present

                          His Exncy and Councill

                    His Exncy laid before the Councill severall Letters &

                  papers relating to the Indians wch occasioned the again read

                  ing & further considering the proceedings of a Committee in

                  Maryland confirmed by the Governr Councill and Burgesses

                  there relating to Indians now in this Government and Agents

                  or Gentlemen to be sent to treat with the sd Indians of whom