512  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.






                Liber F F To the honble the Gouennor & Councell
                       The humble Petn of Thomas Dent, sheweth,
                       That yor Petr during his sheriffalty was imployed to arrest a Ves
                 [p. 103] sell att the suite of Henry Hudson Contra Andenson/
                       The Charges thereuppon accrewing to &c: yor Petr humbly Cranes
                      this honble Board to Ascertaine to the prticulars hereafter mentioned/
                         To seruing the writt, Extr         50
                         To pressing 6 men to seize the Vessell   90
                         To Henry Hyde undersheriffe, His  140
                         & one man more attendance three dayes
                         wth the Vessell.
                       Vppon this Petn That acct of one hundd & ffowrty pownds of Tob.
                      & noe more is allowed by the Board/

                      All Businesse Ended The Leiut GraIl Adiournes the Court untill the
                        first Twesday in January next Being the second Day thereof.

                       Here followes Certaine other things or Busines as ifines of Land,
                      Entries of names for Quietus Est uppon Adthistnaons, Departure of
                      the Prouince, &c: During the time of this Prouinciall Court.

                                     Whereas
                       To be remembred that this 11th day of Octobr 1665 Came to the
                        Gouernor and Councell In Prouinciall Court Assembled Naucotamon
                        one of the Great men of Mattawoman & desires to know what was
                        the Gouernors pleasure to doe wth his nacon (uizt) whether he would
                        haue them Remoue further off into the woods or to remaine upon
                        the land when they now or lately hued, for they were ready to Obey
                        his Comands—
                        Whereupon the Gouernor desired the oponion of the Councell
                      whether it were fltt to driue the Indians further off or otherwise to
                      Continue them still upon theme old habitacons where they are wthin
                      or Comand
                       And it was the Generall Opinion of the Board that it was most for
                      the safety of the Prouince to Continue them neer us, as being more
                      Vnder or Comand
                 [p. 104] And thereupon Ordered, That the Mattawoman Indians doe re
                      maine vpon theme old plantacons till further Order
                       And further it is Ordered that theire land be withall Conuenient
                      speed layd out for them by Certaine meets and Bounds, within which
                      noe English man shall take up any land
                       And forasmuch as the Genenall peace and safety of the Prouince
                      is more precious then the priuate Conuenience of any perticuler per-