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included in the peace now to be made at ffort Albany with the
Susqucesahaimohs Cicinigos and other Northern Indians I desire
to know what you will insist upon, and what presents you will
think fit for us to make in yo^r behalf for the binding of every
Article upon every severall Proposition. This S^r is that which
I thought necessary to inform y^u of and shall not now further
trouble you then to assure you that in this and in all other
occasions I shall shew myself His Ma^ties faithfull and obedient
& subject and
Yo^r Humble Servant
Thomas Notley
June 22^d 1677

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.
B. B.

Propositions made by Coll^l
Henry Courcy from the Lord
Proprietary of Maryland, and
all the Christians there
Inhabiting as also from the
Xians of Virginia to the Sinnico
Indians &c^a

Brethren it is not distance of place or difficulty of the way
that hath hindered us from coming to see you before now, but
living so remote wee had not that knowledge of you hereto-
fore as now wee have had By the Hon^ble the Governor Gen^ll of
this place and therefore—
1. I am sent hither to tell you that Wee have but one
Soveraign Lord and King over us all, and though hee hath
been pleased to sett severall Rulers and Governors over us
His people for the better distribution of Iustice amongst our
Selves, yet as for peace or Warr, wee are all but one people.
And that hearing by the Hon^ble the Governor Gen^ll of this
place that y^e were a people who were alwayes obedient to this
GovernV of New York, and that y^u were faithfull in yo^r
words and promisses, which wee seldom find in others, hath
induced Our Rulers to send me in behalf of themselves and all
the Xians jn Mary-land, and Virginia to make a firm peace and
Amity with you to the Worlds end.
2. Wee formerly had peace with the Susquesahannohs,
which they perfidiously broke, not only killing single persons
when they found their advantage, but at last with the greatest
part of their force assaulting a whole family in a house (to
amuse us) they told us these outrages were committed by you
the Cinnigos, thereby to engage us in their quarrel with you.
Wee finding out their perfidiousness and breach of faith fell
upon them, and have now so near destroyed them that they
are forced to seek shelter under y^u who were before their
Enemies. To the end therefore that there may be no cause of

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