10 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 23-Nov. 3,1711.

U. H. J.

A Bill to reform the ill practices of the high Sherriffs of this
Province
A Bill to settle Lands on W^m Hickman of Calvert County.
Which said Bills were read the first & second times and
sent to the House with M^r Stoakes's petition by Col Coursey
and Cap^t Dorsey.
It being moved by the Attorney General at the request of
the vestry of All Faith's Parish in S^t Marys and Charles
Countys that M^r Joseph Manning's (the late Sherriff of Charles
County) Bond may be assigned them upon his refusal to pay
them and the present Incumfr 5400 lb tob^o Ordered that the
s^d Bond be to her Majesty's Attorney Gen^l delivered by her
Matys Secretary to prosecute
M^r Hunt and M^r Bowles from the House of Delegates came
and saw M^r Rousby Sworn to his Naval officers Accompts at
Patuxent
The return of Major George Gale & Cap^t John Ballard
relating to the Nanticoke Indians being taken into Considera-
tion — Resolved the following Message be sent the House of
Delegates by Col Greenberry Viz^t

By the Council in Assembly
October 26th 1711

p. 702

By the late order of Council & return from L^t Col Gale &
Cap^t Ballard thereof you will find the Nanticoke Indians are
much dissatisfyed they may not be permitted to continue at
Broad Creek where they are Sat down. We cannot think it
prudent to have any difference with them especially at this
Time when our Fellow Subjects in North Carolina are at open
Rupture with the Tuskarores and therefore recommend it to
your Consideration how to procure their Satisfaction either by
purchasing the three thous^d Acres they are now seated on or
such other means as you may judge effectual thereto
Signed p order W Blad Cl Coun.

Advised and resolved that it be recommended to the House
of Delegates that small tight twelve foot Houses be built in
each County as Magazines for the Arms & Ammunition to be
lodged in at or near the County Court Houses at the Charge
of the respective Countys by which means the s^d Arms &c
may be lyable to be visitted oftner & kept in better repair and
thereupon the following Message was sent to the House by
Col Addison & Cap^t Dorsey

By the Presid^t & Council in Assembly
October the 26^th 1711

On due reflection had how often the publick & County
Arms & Ammunition in the respective Countys are imbezelled