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3d The said Iacob Young doth Averr and will Sollemnly
Swear that Since the Treaty in the Year 1676 the said Iacob
Young doth not know nor hath ever heard any Intelligence
That the said Susquehannahs have ever done or Committed
any Roberies or Murders within this Province, Denys he ever
threw the Guilt of the Blood Spilt within this Province upon
his Majestys Subjects; but hath been so great an Enemy, and
hater of their said Murders and Robberies, that he Caused an
Indian to be killed Lately in Delaware, for a Murder by the
said Indian Committed on two Servants at Hanstrieks Mill
Twenty Years Since which he can prove by the Oaths of Sev-
erall persons now Living in Delaware
4th The said Iacob doth Averr and will Sollemnly Swear
that in the years 1677: & 1681 and at all other times he faith-
fully Justly and honestly pursuant to his Orders Commissions
and Instructions did always propose and Demand of the
Northern Indians, and all other Indians whatsoever, a peace as
well for the Pisscattaway and other Neighbour Indians as for
his Majesties Subjects within this Province, and doth deny he
did ever endeavour to keep on foot the Animosities between
the Northern Indians and the Pisscattaway Indians Our Neigh-
bours and friends, nor did refuse to Offer a Mediation as well
for the said Indians as the People of this Province, nor did ever
Obstruct the Making of a Peace, nor ever make to himself any
private Advantage of the Spoiles and Roberries Committed by
any Indian or Indians whatsoever in this Province or any other
place or places whatsoever nor can the Same be proved by any
Christian or Indian whatsoever, nor can the Treachery or per-
fidiousness of the faithless Indians in breaking their Articles of
Peace be Justly charged as a Crime to the said Iacob Young
5th The said Iacob Young doth Utterly deny that he did
ever adhere to the said Susquehannah or other Northern
Indians in Carrying on an Offensive Warr against the Pisscat-
taway Indians, because they refused to Assist the Susque-
hannah Indians in the Warr against the Lord Proprietary of
this Province, nor did ever Stirr up the said Indians to make
Warr against the Pisscattaway Indians, nor ever travell to
Severall parties of the said Indians then Scattered in Several
parts of this Province and Virginia to rally them together
Encouraging them in hostile manner to invade this Province,
nor did Supply them with Corn and Provisions in any other
manner then as herein before is Sett forth pursuant to the
Orders and Commissions to the said Jacob Young directed as
aforesaid, which was done by the said Young with an earnest
desire to make a peace and not a Warr
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