Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1700.     95

      Produced & read his Majstys order in council of the 23d of Lib. X.

    November 1699 Relating to Complaints made of Command

    ers of Shipps of War pressing & carrying away indented Ser

    vants and Debtors

      Whereupon his Excellency says that he has Given Strict

    orders to Captain Peter Coode Commander of his Majestys

    Advice Boat Messr attending this Province to have due regard

    thereto and has likewise Ordered him a Copy thereof

      Read the Proceedings of his Excellency the Governor &

    Council of Virginia of the 23d of May 1700

      Whereupon Captain Coods orders from the Lords of the

    Admiralty as well in relation to his attending as well here as

    Virginia were produced & read

      And this Board being informed that the said Captain Cood p. 251

    has not above three weeks provision on Board can not think

    it reasonable to send him out of the Capes least the Vessel

    should be blown of for any Considerable time & the men

    starved & the Board considering that the said Captain Cood

    had no Supply or Credit & the exegency of the vessel do ad

    vise & Order that George Plater & George Muschamp Esqrs

    his Majestys Receivers of Putuxent & Potomack districts lend

    & pay unto the said Captain Cood one hundred pounds Sterl

    ing out of the Revenue of the 3d hhd his Majy having no

    other fund in this Province wherewith to supply him so that

    he may be enabled to purchase Provisions at the head of the

    Bay none being to be had Else where after which that he be

    directed to cruise in Delaware Bay

      His Excellency is pleased to advise the Board that whereas

    he has received an account of a most cruel Barbarous & in

    human murder committed upon a Man & Woman & six poor

    Children at the Plantation of Thomas Barston in Virginia

    upon the Frontiers of Potomack by naked Indians painted &

    forasmuch as the Emperor of Piscattoway is now come in

    whether it may not be Requisite to acquaint the Emperor that

    in case he & his Indians have not been concerned therein they

    need not be apprehensive of any resentmt from us

      Which is advised accordingly

      His Excellency is pleased to ask the Board if they have any

    thing further to offer for his Majestys Service who say not at

    present

      His Excellency acquaints the Board that upon Doctor Brays p. 252

    going for England he had conferred the Commissarys Office

    upon Tho Brooke Esqr one of this Board but that he was

    always willing that the said Doctor Bray if he returned or any

    other qualified person sent in by the right Reverend the Lord

    Bishop of London should enjoy that Office which the Board

    do well Approve of