552 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

upward of seaven yeares since his Lords^ps the R^t Hon^ble the Lord
Proprietary and Unnacocassinon their old Emp^r concluded,
which we on our sides have kept most firm and inviolable and
are desirous to continue, confirm and preserve the same if soe
be he and his great men are willing.
3^dly If you find them well inclined towards the continuance
of a Peace you are then in most kind manner to give the Emp^r
an invitation to come down to S^t Maryes with his great men
and treat with as the Deputyes Lievf thereabout, where they
shall have all reasonable proposalls allowed of and agreed to,
and greivances redressed, and Provision made for the enter-

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tainment of him and his great men.
4^thly If you find them not willing to come down to S^t Maryes
let them know you have power to propose Articles for a con-
tinuation of Peace or a Confirmation of the old Articles Copy
where of are herewith sent you the which you are first to offer
them, and insist to have them confirmed but if they desire any
small alteration or addition provided it be not prejudiciall to
his Lords¹* interest and Countryes service you may allow
thereof and the same shall be by us confirmed.
5^thly If they insist of satisfaction for the murther of their
Indian you may assure them they shall have all justice imagin-
able which an English man in the like case could have, and we
earnestly desire the Emp^r would send some of his great men
to be present at the examⁿ where they may see the justice wee
will doe them and let them know there is already orders sent
to secure the murtherers accused.
6^thly The Peace soe made you are to desire the Emp^r to send
some of his great men to S^t Maryes to have the same con-
firmed by us as you are in like manner sent to take the same
from them.
7^thly Yourself in person is desired imediately after the end of
such treaty to repair to S^t Maryes there to give us and the
rest of the Deputyes Lieut^s a full account of your Proceedings
herein.
Lastly If the Emp^r will neither conclude a peace with you
nor come over to doe the same with us the Deputyes Lieut^s
that you then for your own particular take such measures as
may put yourself and all under your comand in a Posture of
defence and that you give speedy advice to the chief officers
of the neighbouring Countyes to doe the like and in such case
yourself in person with all expedition to repair to S^t Maryes
there to give us and the rest of the Deputyes a full account of
the estate of affairs thereabout as likewise your assistance and
advice therein.
Given under our hands and seales the 22^d day of July
in the XII^th year of the Dom: &c. Ann: Dom: 1687.
HenryDarnall(sealed)W^m Digges(sealed) Nich: Seawall (sealed).