Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696 / 7-98. 325

     prout aliquis alius ante hac idem Officium Marescalli et Lib. H. D.

     Servientis ad Clavam Curiae Admiralitatis nostrae praedictae

     habuit, tenuit, exercuit, occupavit, vel gavisus fuit, una cum

     Omnibus et singulis, feodis Salarijs proventibus junibus pro

     ficuis commoditatibus et pertinentijs quibuscunq eidem

     Officio Marescalli et Servientis ad Clavam Curiae Admiralitatis

     nostrae praedict quovismodo ab antiquo spectantibus debitis

     et consuetis In cujus rei Testimonium Sigillum Magnum

     Supremae Curiae Admiralitatis nostrae Angliae presentibus

     apponi fecimus Dat Londini in Curia Nostra praedicta Vice

     simo sexto die mensis Iunij Anno Domini millesimo Sexcen

     tesimo Nonagesimo Septimo, Regnique Nostri nono.

                    Orlando Gee, Regrius

                          Nanjemy November 31. 1697. p. 164

       May it please your Exncy

     Major Wm I am this day advised that the Indians in Vir

     Dent s Letter

     to his Exncy ginia are preparing a very great present for the

     about     the Indians Virginia Governour of Virginia Vizt. Every man a Beaver

        in ir- skin and those that have none as much Roanok as

             will purchase one and this tax is laid on all the In

     dians in these uper pants and my author says in the lower

     parts also but that seems to me something improbable.

       It seems to me by this that they have some knowledge of

     our late Negotiation and the unneighbourly answers pray God

     send the consequence better then expectation but the Omens

     look ill. My Author is my Brother Gerrard ffowke & he had

     it from a Piscattaway Indian. I have not seen my Brother

     Mason but expect him every day to see

                          Your obedient Servant

                                      Willm Dent.

                   October the 12th 1697 p. 174

       The Deposition of James Waple aged forty years or there

     abouts Sayeth.

     James Waples That on Tuesday the 21st of September last

     concerning the past, John Baker one of the Souldiers of the

     Murther of Garrison under the Conduct of Capt Richard

     Ino Baker, one Brightwell went out of the Garrison to catch his

     Souidier of horse being out of the Pasture, and being about

     the Garrison upon three hundred yards from the fort; Wee imedi

     Potomock ately that were within heard him hollow and like

     wise supposed that he Shott of his Gunn and thereupon we

     imediately made towards the noise, and I being the first