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County And Doe hereby impowre him the Said Rich. LLoyd
to all Intents and purposes to Acte as a Com^r and Justice of
the peace in the said County as fully as any other of our
Justices in the said County Giuen &c

Jdem. to sweare Nicholas Pickard Com^r and Justice of the
peace in Kent County.

Liber H. H.

At a Councell held at
Spesutia 21^th May 1661

Present Governor Secretary
Baker Brooke Edward LLoyd John
Bateman.

Then was p^rsented this following Letter.

Right honorable new Amstell 20^th May 1661
Stilo novo.

My last the six and twentyth of May was in haste because
the Indians would not staye by the same I Did assume yo^r
Honor of the vpright affeccon which wee haue for the keepeing
of a good Neighbourship I haue by this occasion

Abraham Van Nas goeing that waye by Instruccon ordered
and authorized for to declare by worde of mouthe that Licence
to departe to the two Indians that were apprehended was not in
favor of the Barbarous Heathens nor to the p^rjudice of soe
Good Neighbours they haueing not been accessory to the
Murther wherefore I could not keepe them Such proceedings
not being agreeable with our nacons Custome being a Case
that will bring vs into greate Danger of a Warre and a
Quarrell with the Indians It being now 16 Dayes past before
wee had any Intelligence from the Province of Maryland in
that behalfe Wee therefore Doe assure yo^r honor that wee will
be vpon all occasions willing wee hope that in tyme to come
there will be a good traffique Betweene vs though this present
difference Betwixt yo^w and the Indians of this Riuor are some-
thing Disfavourable to itt Yett wee hope that the Almighty
God will shewe an expedient waye that those differences might
be composed for the warres are p^rjudiciall to the Commons
and vncertayne how they might fall out nor what tyme they
may take that the whole nacon for five or six evell Doers
Should suffer, is a thing to be Lamented yett needefull that
the Murtherers should be punished for an Example I haue in
Generall vnderstood from the Indians that they with the English
vpon very advatagious Condicons with the English make
peace that such vgly faults be noe more Committed In case
I can serue yo^r Honor, in the like busines J shall be willing

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