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     I thought it necessary at this Juncture to call an Assembly   Lib. W. B.

    as well to provide for the defence of this Country as to try   p. 55

    what may be done for the further releif of their Fellow Sub-

    jects and they are to meet the 3d of next Month. It wou'd be

    of the greatest Service to these Plantations if Maryland

    Virginia & North Carolinia cou'd be brought to raise a Force

    of 1500 Men to march directly to the Indian Towns and

    destroy and Harrass those of whome we are most in danger

    such an Effort would Convince the Indians that we are not so

    Easily Subdued as they have imagined but this is rather to

    be wished for than depended on, since I beleive You are

    allready sufficiently acquainted with the humour of Assembly.

      I dayly expect the Returne of the Valeur and believe You

    need make no Extraordinary preparations either of Provisions

    or Amunition for Carolina till you hear further since the

    supply of ten Barrells of Powder and a proportionable

    Quantity of Shot sent from hence will be Sufficient for some

    time, and I don't understand that they are in any want of

    Provisions.

      Upon Consideration had by the Board of the last Paragraph

    thereof the Members of the Council now Present think fit to

    Continue the Resolutions made the last meeting of the

    Council relating to the aiding his Matsy Subjects in South

    Carolina. His Excellency says he has got Bills of Excha: for    p. 56

    five hundred pounds sterl. from Mr John Rousby by His

    Majesty's Receiver of the District of Puttuxent to purchase

    Arms &c. and has wrote to Col Blakiston Agent for this

    Province to buy a suitable quantity.

      At a Council held at the Council Chamber in the City of       C. P.

    Annapolis September 3d 1715

                          Present

         His Excellency John Hart Esqr Govnr in Cheif &Ca

                 Col William Holland      Philemon Lloyd Esqr

    The Honble   Col William Coursey              &

                 Lt Col Samuel Young      Lt Col Rd Tilghman

     His Excellency acquaints the Bo2rd that He has put off the

    Court of Chancery to the first of December next Having

    received a Commission from the Rt Honble the Lord Balta

    more which he has allready Communicated to them and

    Cannot but beleive it to be a very good one, and that there

    is nothing wanting but a Supersedeas to the Authority

    granted him by his Majesty, And therefore for the same

    reason intends to do the like with the Court of Appeals, And