Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1700. 101

     At a Council held at Mount Calvert on Thursday the Lib. X

   eighteenth day of July in the Eleventh year of the Reign

   of our Sovereign Lord William the third by the grace of

   God of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of

   the Faith &Ca Annoq Dni 1700

                        Present

           His Excy Nath Blakiston Esqr Capt Genl

            Collo Henry Iowles Tho Brooke Esqfl of

   the honble                               Collo Iohn Addison Collo Ino Hamd the

            Collo John Courts Tho Tasker Esqr Council

     His Excellency acquaints the Board that the Occasion of his

   now calling them together is that upon the late cruel & in

   human murder in Virginia he was obliged to appoint some p. 216

   rangers upon the Frontiers of Potomack & not only to Con-

   suit with them but also the committee of the house of Dele

   gates who he had summoned to meet here at this time ac

   cording to the directions of the act of Assembly appointing

   the said Committee &Ca & to consult the safety of the Province

   either in keeping out the Rangers now appointed being six &

   an Officer or raising more or otherwise as the Board & Com

   mittee shall advise upon which mature & deliberate consider

   ation being had advised that Protection be given to the In

   habitants seated on Potomack & that one other Ranger be

   added so that they may Range by four at a time & that they

   keep out until such time as his Excy shall think fit to call them

   in

     His Excellency is pleased to send for the Comittee for de

   ciding differences between the english and Indians who came

   V1Zt

       of the Capt Richard Hill Mr Waiter Smith

       Com- Mr James Sanders Mr Elisha Hall

       mit- Mr John Worthington Capt Philp Hoskins

       tee  Mr James Hutchison     &

            Mr Tho Greenfield Mr Benja Hall

     Read his Excellencys order to Captain Philip Hoskins &

   Major William Dent to go to the Indians & enquire for the

   murtherers & their answer to his Excellencys order by which

   no certainty could be Gathered who had committed that Bar

   barous act

     Further advised that in case any necessity should appear to

   appoint any Rangers upon Elk Ridge that his Excellency p 266

   would be pleased to put on four Rangers there with the trouble

   of the Council or Committee

     Then taken into Consideration about the Indian Fort upon

   the Island of Potomack & whether a Message shall be sent to

   those Indians to come in or not Voted in the Negative