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

           Lib. x. Collo Mitchell having told his Excellency that one of his

               men had sold a sword

                 Ordered that enquiry be made after the arms the men had

               to the Fort at Potomack

                 Them Came Mr Samuel Watkins naval Officer of Putuxent

               & made oath to two lists of Shipping

                 Ordered that as soon as Captain Tanner & Captain Emms

               are cleared that Mr Watkins & Mr Jennings send their Lists;

               no more being expected this year & that Mr Watkins swear

               to his lists before Captain Keech & send it by Emms or Tanner

                 Ordered that the Clerk give notice of that the Court of

               Appeals & Writs of Error will sit on Tuesday next

                 And that he write to the honble Collr John Addison &

               Thomas Brooke Esqr to come to the Council against that time

                 Ordered that the late Sheriffs of Talbot & Somerset

               Countys take care to have the publick Tobacco ready against

               the next assembly to be paid as by the Assembly shall be

               directed

                 Collo Thompsons & Mr Vanderhaydens &ca representation

               Journal of their proceedings with the Shevanore Susque

               hannah & Delaware Indians read and approved of & the said

               Indians present to his Exllcy the Governor Consisting of five

           p. 146    Deer Skins two Belts of Wampum 13 Racoons one Cat & one

               fisher being Valued by the Gentlemen to be worth about nine

               match Coats his Excellency is pleased to give them ten

                 And Orders that Colonel John Thompson do acqt them that

               his Excellency had recd their present by him Sent & bath

               sent them ten match Coats which is to Shew that we are not

               at Enmity with them but that if the Said Indians have a

               desire to make a league of Friendship or Amity with us that

               he direct them to Come down to Annapolis the 26th day of

               8ber next at which time the Assembly meets & that in the

               mean time they are Suffered to Come & go without any

               Molestation or disturbance

                 Then read one other petition of Mr Gerrd Slyes of St Marys

               County which is as followeth

                 To his Excellency Francis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genl &

               Governor in chief in & over this his Majestys province &

               Territory of Maryland

                  The humble Petition of Gerard Sly

               Sheweth

                 That your Petitioner has lately in all humble manner

               addressed himself to your Excellency setting forth the deep

               Sence he has of his misfortune in falling under your Excellencys

               displeasure & of the Grief he is burthened with by being