396 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1722.

         Lib. X.  Several Depositions of Samuel Brice of New Connaught

                  Charles Alleyn of Talbots Mannor Edward Lang of New

                  Connaught and Daniel Smith under Maryland Government

                  were read at the Board Complaining of the Encroachments

                  of the Pennsylvanians in particular that Isaac Taylor and

                  Elisha Gatchel with William Brown John Churchman Richard

                  Brown Roger Nerck and Isaac Taylors Son in Company did

                  run out their Lands and threatned to take their plantations

                  from them if they refus'd to come under the Pennsylvania

                  Government, which to save them they were Obliged to do;

                  The honble Philemon Lloyd at the same time informed the

                  Board that the people afd in Consequence of their submis-

                  sion to the Pennsylvanians had rejected his Lordships Gov-

                  ernment and refused to pay the Sheriff

                   And upon putting the Question where the said Taylor and

                  Gatchell should be prosecuted for their Offence whether in

                  Cecil County Court or in the provincial Court it is the

                  opinion of the Board that they be prosecuted in the Provincial

                  Court and that they be bound over to their Appearance

                  therewith two suthcient sureties they in an hundred pounds

          p. 55   Sterling each and the Sureties in fifty pounds Sterling each

                  and that the evidences be bound over likewise at the same

                  time in ten pounds each

                   Upon putting the question how the Sheriff should proceed

                  with Relation to the execution of his Office it is the Opin

                  ion of the Board that the Sheriff collect the Taxes of all

                  persons who usually were deem'd Taxables and who for

                  merly paid taxes to this Government in particular New Con-

                  naught and Talbots mannor but that he be Cautious with

                  respect to New Munster that being a Case as yet Undecided

                   His Honour the Governor having acquainted the Board

                  with the Scarcity of powder and want of Arms for the pub-

                  lick use

                   Ordered that Colo Samuel Young Treasurer of the West

                  ern Shore send to Great Britain for fifty half Barrels of

                  powder and three hundred Fire Arms such as his Honour

                  shall think fit And also further Ordered that the said Colo

                  Young and Benjamin Tasker Esqr agree with a Workman

                  to make a new platform for the Guns and to drill them if

                  practicable and stop up the old Touch Holes

                   The honble Philemon Lloyd having acquainted the Board

                  with the advantage which might Accrue to his Lordships

                  Government if a Correspondence were setled and Cultivated

                  between this Province and the Conestogoa Indians Ordered

                  that an Order of Council be made out to impower Esqr Lloyd

                  to cultivate such a Correspondence for the Benefit of his

                  Lordships Government