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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-1687/8
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480 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

they enter and breake into and destroy their Corne Fields &c.
wherein they pray remedy in such manner as to their Honrs
shall seeme most fitt, and alsoe desire that all the land to the
westward of Askimenokonson Creeke not inhabited by the
English may be added to their Neck.

Assateague
Indians &c.

The King of Assateague complaines that severall
of the Inglish (viz) Mr William Browne, Edward

Hammond, William Bowen, John Fossett, Henry Bishop &c
were come and seated among them in the very Towne where

Complt agt
Edward Ham-
mond for
Robbery
&c.

they live—but particularly he complaineth against
Edward Hamond for that whereas it is a custom
among them upon the death of an Indian King to
save his bones and make a case with skinns

p. 26

wherein they inclose the bones and fill it up with Ronoke, and
other their riches, he the said Hamond about a month since had
upon the like occasion of one of their kings dyeing stolen away
the skinns and roanoke from the place where he was layd,
which one Epimore a greate man of Assateague did see at the
sayd Hammond's house and very well knew to be the same,
and alsoe one Manassen an Indian that lives with said Ham-
mond did see him bring them home.
The Assateagues further sett forth that there being of them
severall nations (vizt) Assateagues, Transquakin, Choptico,
Moteawaughkin, Quequashkecasquick, Hatsawap, Wachetak,
Maraughquaick, and Manasksons, all under the Emperour of
Assateague some certain provision may be made for their
quiett and peaceble cohabitation and that a convenient portion
of land whereabouts Ambrose White formerly lived may be
sett out to them, the place where they now live being all
swampy and barren sandy ground and that noe Incroachments
may be made upon them.

Annamessex
Indian.

Ned an Annamessex Indian complaines that one
John Kirk and John Carter will not suffer their

Indians to hunt upon their land and that Coll. Colebourne if
they catch any beaver doth challenge the skinns, and they pray
that noe new comers may be suffered among them.

Resolved by the board to consider of what has been offered
and to give the Indians answer to morrow.

At a Councill held at the City of St Maries the seventh day of

May A. D. 1686.

Present


The honble

Coll. Vincent Lowe Coll. William Stevens
Coll. William Burges
Maj: Nicholas Sewall
Mr Clement Hill



 

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