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

       Lib. H. D.  Application made unto his Honr Sr Thomas Laurence Baron'

               Secretary for the same and for the immediate Service of his

               Maty and the Countrey; I Say Recd: by me the day & year

               abovesd.

                                           Richd Brightwell

                Anno 1696 Taxables in Petuxant Hundred     109

                               in Collighton Hundred 050

                               in Mount Ca!vert Hundred158

                               in Mattapany Hundred  197

                                                     514

                There is Eight Plantacons Taken into Charles County out

               of this Parrish by the Devision of the County's: which are not

               in the above Number of Taxables

                                        p Edwd Willett Clk:

           Maryland ss At a Councill met & held at the Port of Annap

                          olis the ffourteenth day of May in Ninth

                          year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord King

                          William the Third &ca Annoq Domini 1697.

                              Present

          His Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll &ca

                 Sr Thomas Lawrence Barront Secryr

                        Coll:     Henry Jowles

               Justices of the His Exncy is pleas'd to Send for the Justices of

               Provll Court &

               Burgesses &c the Provll Court and what Burgesses were in

               Sent for to Town and accordingly appeared Mr Speaker, Mr

               consult them

               abt the Murdrs Smith, Capt Tasker, Mr Hopkins, Mr Hemsley,

               lately comitted by Indians in Coll: Beale, MrHatton, Majr Thompson, Capt Hill,

           P. 480  Mr Lingan, Majr Maxwell, Mr Staly, Mr Attr &

               Coecill and Prince Georges Sollicitor Genll as also Mr Robert Gouldesborough

               Counties .

                       his Mats Counsell at Law being likewise prsent.

                His Exncy Acquaints them that the Occasion of Sending for

               them at this prsent, was in the matter about the Noise of the

               Indians & those murders lately Committed by them in Coecill

               County and the head of Potomock and for to take their Advice

               therein considering no more of his Mats honrble Council were

               as Yet met together and that they would give their Opinion

               what is best to be done & whether they can find out a way to

               reconcile the thing without an Assembly; telling them that by

               the Informathn he has had, he finds the Originall Cause to

               Proceed Chiefly upon a Grudge with Some particular prsons

               upon the Score of Trade Yet does Conceive that upon desert

               ing their fort & withdrawing themselves into another Gov