Liber H. H.

486 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.

from Mattapaniant, tooards the head of the Bay. To carry up
the Leiu^t Grails order to the Jnhabitants there.
Order sent accordingly

p. 183 August 30
1663.

Articles of Peace & Amity Concluded betwixt the
hon^ble Charles Caluert Esq^r Gou^r Philip Caluert Esq^r

Chancello^r Henry Sewell Esq^r Secret. M^r John Bateman Coun-
cello^r on the behalfe of the L^d Proprietary of this Prouince of
Maryland & Hocpeckquomeck, Lennoswewigh, & Colaccameck
Kings of the Delaware Bay Jndians by their Embassado^rs,
Monickta, Chehoock, & Tichacoon sent to treate att the ffort
of New Amstill this 3^d day of August 1663.
jmpr That there shall bee a perpetuall peace betwixt the
Poeple of Maryland, and the subiects of the s^d Kings.
2^ly That in Case any Englishman for the future shall happen
to find any of the s^d Jndian subiects, Killing eyther Cattle or
hoggs, that then it shall bee Lawfull for the English to Kill the
s^d Jndian.
3^ly Jt is agreed That if any Jndian or Jndians shall happen
to kill any Englishman for the future (w^ch god forbid) That
then the s^d Jndian w^th all that Company of Jndians w^th him w^ch
consented to the s^d Murther shall bee deliuered up to the
English, there to bee proceeded against according to the Law
of this Prouince.
4^ly Jt is agreed betwixt the s^d parties th^t in case any English
man shall happen to runne away amongst the s^d Jndians: That
then the s^d Jndians bring them to the howse of Cap^t Thomas
Howell & there for Euery Englishman that they shall deliuer

they shall receaue One Match Coatc.

5^ly Jt is agreed by the parties aboues^d th^t when occasion
causeth any of the s^d Jndians to come to any Englishmans
howse: That they doe Lay downe their Armes, & cause some
white thing to bee held out first, before they approach the s^d
howse.
6^ly & Lastly. That the s^d Jndian Kings & their Subiects
shall inuiolably obserue these selfe same Articles towards the
Dutch in Delaware Bay, as well as to the English of the Pro-
uince of Maryland.
The marke of X Monickto.
The marke of x Chehoock
The marke of X Tichecoon.

p. 186

These are in the name of the R^t hon^ble the L^d Prop^r to will
& requyre yo^w to goe to the howses of Jacob Clawson & Symon
Carpenter, & there see deliuered to Ciuility & the rest of the
Sasquesahanough Jndians Two Barrells of powder, & Two
hund^d weight of Lead, & afterwards yo^w are to goe to the