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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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558 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.
and at their next meeting would confirm Some great men of
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Pocomoke Ind:
appr abt Long
Tom for
ravishing
woman.
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the Pocomoke Indians came ana presented tnem-
selves before their Honrs to witt Eenamicho
Wannucha and Thorn, and desired to be
informed touching the English Law about ravishing
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women, as being the case now of one of their Indians called
Long Thorn—to which it was answered them by the Board
that the English Law is if a man lye with a woman against her
consent he shall be hanged and if with her consent only whipt
not being lawfull man and wife—the which the Indians under-
standing said they would take care for the future not to offend
and prayed that for this time they might be excused.
A.tt a Councill held at Se Maryes the 19th day of September 1687.
Present
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The honble
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Coll. Vincent Lowe
Coll. Henry Darnall
Coll. Wm Digges
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The honble
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Coll. Wm Stevens
Majr Nicho Sewall
Mr Clement Hill.
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Long Thorn the Poco:
Ind: to be whipt for
lyeing with woman
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Came both the Nanticoke and Pocomoke
Indians and presented themselves before
their Honrs and the Pocomoke Indians were
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given to understand that their Indian called Long Tom was not
found guilty of ravishing the woman but lyeing with her with
her consent for which he was ordered to be whipt, but that
security would be demanded for his good behaviour for the
future, the which they faithfully promised to use their
endeavours to restrain him from comitting any more faults.
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Articles of Peace
agreed with Nant:
Indians.
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Then was the Articles of agreement made
by his Lordship and Unnacocassimon late
Empr of the Nanticokes confirmed by their
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p. 113 Honrs and Ahopperoon with the addition of an Article that if
any Indian commits an offence against the English he should
be tryed by the English law and if an English man commit an
offence against an Indian he should be tryed by the same law
the which Instructions follow in these words viz:
Maryland ss. Articles of Peace and amity which were con-
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Articles of
Peace with
Nant: Ind:
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cluded and agreed upon between the Rt honble
Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of this Prov-
ince &c and Unnacocassimon Empr of Nanticoke
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the 28th of March 1678, Are now this 19th day of Septr 1687
confirmed and continued to be held inviolable between the
Honble the Deputyes Lieuts for and on behalf of the said Lord
Proprietary and Ahopperoon elected and chosen by the great
men of Nanticoke to treat with the said Deputyes Lieut5 the
which are as followeth viz:
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