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murdered them and that the Minqua or Sinigo Indians were
aboute that tyme doeing mischeife and killing Cattle aboute
Patapsco Riuor and those Quarters as appeares by the Infor-
macon of Robert Gorsuch taken 13^th May aforesaid. Resolued
that all further Demand of sattisfaccon for those cattle be
waued and that sufficient provision in the Articles be made for
the Security of our Stocks of Cattle and hoggs for the future,
and that the treaty be imediately begun least Generall Sty-
uesant at the Manhatans make an advantage by those Indians
against vs It being doubted whether there be a warre betweene
Holland and England or not

Articles of peace and amity concluded betwixt the
honorable Philip Calvert Esq^r Governor Henry Coursey
Secretary and M^r Iohn Bateman Councellor on the
behalfe of the Lord Proprietary of this Province of
Maryland and Pinna King of Pickhattomitta on the
behalfe of the Passayonke Indians on the other parte
(viz^t)

Imprimis that there shall be a perpetuall peace betwixt the
people of Maryland and the Passayoncke Indians

Liber H. H.

2^ly It is agreed betwixt the abouesaid partyes that in case
any English man for the future shall happen to finde any Pas-
sayoncke Indian killing either Cattle or Hoggs that then it
shall be lawfull for the English to kill the said Indian.
3^ly It is agreed betwixt the abouesaid partyes that in case
any Indian or Indians shall happen to kill any English man for
the future (which God forbid) that they the said Indian with
all that company of Indians with him which consented to the
said murder shall be deliuered up to the English there to be
pceeded against according to the lawe of this Province.
4^ly It is further agreed betwixt the abouesaid partyes that in
case any English man shall happen to run amongst the Passa-
yoncke Indians that the said Indians bring them to Peter
Meyors and there for every English man that they shall
deliuer they shall Receive one Matchcoate
The marke X of Pinna
Signed and Deliuered this
19^th of Sept. 1661

Memorandum the abouesaid Articles were signed Inter-
changeably by the Gouernor and Councell and deliuered this
19^th of September in the 30^th yeare of his Lop^s Dominion over
this Province of Maryland 1661

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