84 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber F.

to Search any vessells whatsoever lyeing riding or tradeing in
or upon any the Rivers waters or arrest any persons Vessells
or goods tradeing or attempting to trade or traded or
attempted to be traded with any Indians of these parts in or
upon any the Rivers waters or Shores of the Precincts of our
Province without licence from us or our Lieutenant Gen^ral and
if Such persons Shall refuse to obey your arrest We doe fur-
ther Authorise you to use all necessary force and means for
the Compelling them to obey thereunto, Soe that you have
them and their Said Vessells and goods afore us or our
Lieuten^t General at S^t Maries as Soon as Conveniently you
may, there to answer for their Contempt Comitted against our
Ordinance and Proclamation published in that behalf.

Memorand that the last foregoeing Entry is
Cross't out in the Orriginall Record book

[Order to arrest unlawful traders.]

Cecilius &c To Cutbert ffennick Gent and John Hollis Mar-
riner Greeting. These are to authorise and Command you
and either of you to goe aboard any Vessell or Vessells what-
soever riding or Sailing in or upon any the Rivers waters or
Shores of the precincts of our Province and to Search the
Same for any unlawfull Comodities traded or to be traded to
from or with any Indians of this Province and to take Seise
and arrest all Such Vessells goods and persons as you Shall
find So unlawfully tradeing without licence from us or our

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Lieuten^t Generall and If Such persons Shall refuse to obey you
or either of you in the Execution of this our Comission We
Doe further authorise you and either of you to use all neces-
sary force and means for the Compelling them to obey there-
unto as you Shall find it to be needfull Soe that you or either
of you have their Said persons Vessells and goods afore us or
our Lieutenant General at S^t Maries as Soon as conveniently
you there to answer for their Contempt Comitted against
our Ordinance and in that behalfe And for Soe doeing
this Shall be your Comission, Given at S^t Maries this 11^th
March 1638 Witness Leonard &c.

March 14^th 1638

A Comission to Andrew Chappell and Thomas Morris to
trade for corne with the Indians and to export the Same out of
the Province, and to trade with any People out of the Capes,
and to import any Commodities traded for requiring all the
Company to be obedient to Andrew Chappell and forbidding