412 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1660- 1661 .

Liber H. H.

At a Councell held at Spesvtia the 13^th of May 1661

Present

The Gouernor
The Secretary

M^r Baker Brookes
M^r Ed. LLoyd
M^r John Bateman

Ordered that all persons that haue suffred any dammage by
the Indians or haue engaged with them in an hostyle manner,
be Summoned to appeare at Spesvtia on Wednesday the 15^th
instant
Sumons inde Directed to be sent from howse
to howse as lowe as Patapsco River

[Murders by Indians.]

The Informacon of Peter Meyer touching the death of foure
English men killd in their Passage Betweene Delaware Bay
and the head of Chesepeack bay by Jndians vpon Wednesday
in Easter Weeke last vizt.
That vpon Fryday in Easter Weeke being at the Sand hooke
there came vnto him one Fobby Yanson and tould him that he
feared some English men were killed by the Jndians because
seekeing his horse in the Woods he sawe an Jndian passe by
w^th a Grey hatt with Ribbons tyed vpon a Packe at his back
that a while afterwards the said Fobby Yanson shewed him
the Jndian that had the hatt at his backe that by the assistance
of M^r William Hollingsworth of New England and some others
he did apprehend the said Jndian with his Companion whome
upon demand of Justice the Governor of the same place
Comitted to Prison Whereupon the rest of the Jndians in the
Towne fledd and left one packe behinde them in which pack
he found an English red Wastcoate with a hole in the back
wett, and a Canvas bagg all bloody and an english paire of
shoes; That one of these Prisoners were released that night to
goe and fetch their King and that the next day the other were
released, but vpon what Ground he knowes not
And the said Peter Mayer further informed that demanding
of the said Jndian how he came by that hatt he answered it was

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Given him by an other Jndian called Oconiccka whoe had killd
an English man
That he had Desired the said Packe of Goods in which the
Wastcoate and bloody bagg was found to be arrested which
was accordingly done, but that comeing the next day to enquire
for itt the man of the howse where it was deposited answered
that it was given to the, Jndian againe And that he was tould
by the Dutch, that the Jndians Did threaten him as being an
English man for to kill him.
Signed Peter Meyer.