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to happen what we have & doe vnd^rstand herin is incerted &
doe Conceiue th^t your Lo^p should haue thoughts for this prisoner
with a present to his owne Country in hopes of purchaseing
thereby, a peace w^ch by every one wee thinke is much required
& most earnestly desired Iacob Clawson hath voluntaryly & of
his owne ffree will, declared to us his Redines to goe vpon your
Comand, & shall to the Vtmost of his Abillity for the Countrys
sake) act & Assist any one th^t yo^r lo^p shall thinke fitt to Jmploy
in a matter of soe great Consequence & further th^t he is veryly
pswaded th^t if such a thing were to be acted Ciuility in the be-
halfe of all the Sasq^esahanaes would alsoe goe & th^t thereby a
peace might be procured the Sasq^esahanahs wee know would
willingly Imbrace a peace if Obteyned but are vnwilling (through
height of Spirit) to sue for itt Wee have Credible Jntormacon
by a Gentl from the Manhattoes now here present who is thither
w^th all eppedicon returning, th^t many of the Cenacoes will
(through a Customary Trade) from the last of June vntill the
Middle of July be at the fort at Arania to whome wee desired
he would giue this Relacon, th^t he saw one of their Countrymen
(nameing his name th^t the English had taken, attempting to
doe Mischeife & th^t he was well & fairly by the English dealt
with all not after the manner & Cruelty, th^t they shewed to
some of us w^ch they did form^rly take, & th^t there was great
hopes th^t he would in some tyme come amongst th^m agayne,
for by his kind vsage hitherto he Conceived noe lesse Jff what
wee have done appeares to your Lordshipp too much or too

Liber H. H.

litle Wee haue nothing to plead but o^r ignorance humbly
Craveing pardon your lordshipps in all due Obedience
Tho. Stockett
Sam. Gouldsmith
Fra: Wright

To the R^t Hono^rble Charles Calvert Lieu^t gen^rall of this
province of Maryland.
S^t Mary's

The declaracon of the Senecke th^t was taken at Patapscoo
Hee says th^t they Came into the howse of M^r Ball not with
any intent to kill any of the Christians, but had brought a
present, for the Christians of forty Beavers & beaks of peake
for the Sasq^ehanos: th^t they desired peace & freindshipp that
the boy th^t were taken & the men th^t were killed att the Mill
th^t it was the Cyocko Jndeans th^t did both kill & take th^m he
named the Indeans th^t did bring the troopes on the Cuyticke
he says th^t if he had been taken by the Sasq^ehanos, th^t he should
not haue beene put to death by th^m th^t all the Joynts of his
body is Belts of peake th^t he hath laid out for desire peace &

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