Lib. C. B.

334 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, \ 744.

. Spaniards between the 10^th of July 1739 & the 19^th of October
following, immediately to furnish the Comm^rs in London ap-
pointed by his Majesty for distributing the Moiety of the said
Prizes, with authentick Accounts of all Transactions relating
to the s^d Prizes and also to pay the said Comm^rs the full
Moiety of their respective Accounts, in order to enable them
to carry into Execution his Majesty's most Gracious Intentions
towards such of his Subjects as have suffered by the unjust
Seizures and Depredations of the Spaniards; In Obedience
to his Majestys Commands I have thought fit with the Advice
of his Lordships Council of State to issue this my Proclama-
tion as the best Expedient to notify to all Concerned his
Majestys Pleasure, and to require all Persons concerned within
this Province forthwith to obey the same as they will answer
the Contrary at their Peril Given at the City of Annapolis
this tenth day of September in the thirtieth Year of his Lord-
ships Dominion Annoq Domini 1744.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday the
13^th day of September in the 30^th year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1744

Present
His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col George Plater
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Ja^s Hollyday

Col Char. Hammond
Samuel Chamberlain Esq
Philip Thomas Esq^r
Daniel Dulany Esq^r

p. 230 (a)

Ordered that One pound of Tobacco p poll be levied on
the Taxable Inhabitants of this Province Anno 1744 pursuant
to an Act of Assembly Entituled An Act for the ordering and
regulating the Militia of this Province, for the better Defence
and security thereof, provided there is not a Necessity to call
an Assembly; and that the same when raised be proportioned
to the Payment of such Persons as have any Demands upon
the Publick relating to the Indian Conspiracy in this Province
in the year 1742; and if after such Payments made any Tobacco
remains the Overplus be paid the Sheriffs for the Imprison-
ment fees of the said Indians.
Edmund Jenings Esq^r One of the Comm^rs appointed by his
Excellency to go up to Lancaster Town and treat with the
Northern Indians, lays before this Board the Treaty entered
into by the Comm^rs on behalf of this Province and the said
Indians, which Treaty is ordered to be printed; and also a
Deed from the said Indians releasing their Claim to any Lands
within the Limits contained in the said Deed, which Deed is
as follows.