368 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660.

Liber H. H.

vs out of any of your Neighbors Governments, otherwise if
Contrary wise your Honnor shall make any Exception or delay
vpon this freindly and neighborly representations then to his
honnor, as also to the Councell or any that this may concearne
to make it knowne that Wee shalbe inforced Lege Talionis to
publish and to grant all liberty and Staye ffree accesse and

Recesse to all planters (Servants and Negroes included) which

now are out of his honnors Government or hereafter shall
Come to vs.
Secondly Wee doe Comand our foresaid Embassadors and
Agents to make knowne to the Lord Governor and his Coun-
cell what has past about the Comeing and arrivall of one
Nathaniel Vtye in the foresaid Colony of N. Amstell seeking
to Suborne and induce the Jnhabitants of the High and
Mighty Lords of the said Colony to Rebellion from their legall
Comannder and owne nation, and further without any lawfull
order Act or Quallification from any State pvince Parliament
or Government shewing onely open a Conceiued Jnstruccon or
Cartabel without tyme or place or when written nor by order
of any State Prince or Parliament or Government Subscribed

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demanding and in Case of refusall threatening our said ffortress
to bloud with the said Colony of N: Amstel, thereto adding the
said ffortress w^th in the tyme of three Weekes (in Case the
same was not surrendred willingly) with power of people to
invade, by way of hostillity which is altogether Contrary to the
Articles the 2. 3. i6^th and last of the Confederacy and peace
betweene the Republick of England and the Netherlands in
the yeare 1654. made : And also Wee out of the said Conceived
Instruction, by Coll^l Nathaniell Vtie delivered, to the Lord
Director of the said Colony of N Amstel Cannott Conceiue
any higher, power, or authority, or order to such seditious pro-
ceedings, and perswasions to the Subjects from their legall
Lords and owne Nation, and far less for to demand and threaten
such places where their Vndoubted Right Can be shewed by
Pattent of the High and mighty Lords States Generall granted
to the Noble Lords Overseeers of the West Indias Company,
further by bargaine and sale and Deeds of the Natiues and
possession aboue these fforty yeares, which is then Contrary to
the lawe of Nations and contrary to the fore mentioned Articles
of Peace to this tyme as yet intirely observed, to whose Iudg-
ment and decision all Questions (if there should arise any
(betweene both Nations) first must be referred according to the
Last Article of the peace where our owne forenamed Embassa-
dors are especially authorized and Commanded seriously to
request the foresaid Lord Governor and his Councell by vertue
of the aforesaid Articles of Peace to giue vs Right & Justice
against the said Collonell Nathaniell Vtie with reparation of