76   Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1699.

        Lib.  X. It being Debated in Council whether it might not be fitting

          p. 221 upon the late murther committed by the Indians upon Thomas

                 Thickpenny & his wife in Prince George's County to have a

                 certain young Indian Lad at Choptico Son to the Emperor of

                 Piscattoway secured & kept in the nature of an hostage until

                 some satisfaction had as to that Murther

                   The securing the said Indian Lad is not thought Conve-

                 nient at this time but it is advised that the Frontiers be well

                 Secured until such time as the Assembly meets & that Collo

                 Beal continue ranging & endeavour to make some discovery

                 if Possible of the Indians that were Concerned in that murther

                   Resolved that Colonel Courts, Coll Beal, Collo Addison,

                 Collo Smallwood & Mr John Hawkins acqt the Indians that

                 are adjacent to them & came in to be our Friends that

                 they may expect very good treatment from this Government

                 on their good Behavr

                   Whereas Mr John Hawkins has sold those Indians some

                 Match coats & Powder moved at the Board whether he may

                 deliver them the said Match coats & Powder

                   Resolved that the said Mr Hawkins deliver the Indians the

                 Match coats but no Powder as he will Answer the contrary

                 at his Peril

                   Resolved that a Messenger be sent to the Empr of a Pis-

                 cattoway by a sufficient number of men to demd Satisfaction

                 for this late it being very strongly presumed to have been

                 committed by his Indians

                   Advised that in case the Emperor or King Peter should

                 accidentally come down among the Inhabitants that they be

          p. 222 Secured & brought before his Excellency the Governor

                   Collo Addison informs his Excellency that Provisions are

                 not to be had in Prince Georges County for the Rangers

                 Subsistance

                   Whereupon his Excellency is pleased to say he will Supply

                 them from Annapolis

                   Then were read his Excellencys Commission & Instruc

                 tions to Colonel Ninian Beal Commander of the Rangers on

                 Potomack whereupon it fell under the Consideration of &

                 was advised by the Board that in Case Coll Beal or his men

                 in ranging should meet any Sculking Indians which could

                 give no good Accot of themselves that he should be directed

                 to bring them before Colo Addison to be examined & dealt

                 withal according to his Discretion

                   Resolved that upon Application to his Excy a good

                 Quantity of Fusees & Musquets be sent to Collo Addison to

                 be distributed among the poor Inhabitants on the Frontires

                   The Council desire his Excellency will be pleased that in

                 case any further Mischief happens to be done by Indians that