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against the Pisscattaway Indians then in Amity and friendship
with his Lordship and the good people of this Province, but
against the said Lord Proprietary and his Majesties Subjects
the good People of this Province Likewise—

U.H. Journal
1659-98

3^dIy That the said Iacob to Shew forth his Affection and
kindness to those Susquehannah Indians hath oft times, in the
years and at the places aforesaid given out in Speeches and
Declared that the Susquehannahs are an innocent and harmless
People and hath not only Palliated and Excused the Spoiles
and rapines by the said Indians in this Province Committed,
but hath even Iustified the Murders perpretrated by them in
this Province, thereby throwing the Guilt of the Blood Spilt in
this Province upon his Majesties Subjects the good People
thereof—
4th^Iy That whereas the said Iacob at Several times and more
especialy in the years 1677 and 1681 hath been employed by
his Lordship the Lord Proprietary as an Interpreter Between
the said Lord Proprietary and the Northern Indians and
then had Instructions to propose and Demand a Peace as
well for the Piscattaway Indians Our near Neighbours and
friends as for his Majesties Subjects in this Province, and to
Oblige him to Fidelity therein had and received Several great
Sums of Tobacco as Gratuitys for the same; yet the said
Iacob ingratefully and unfaithfully endeavouring to keep on
foot the Animositys between the said Northern Indians and the
said Pisscattaway Indians Our Neighbours and friends, instead
of Offering any Mediation on behalf of the said Piscattaways
according to his Instructions did utterly refuse to offer the
same upon pretence that he himself knew well that no Such
Motion would be Admitted by the said Northern Indians
whereas in truth the said Northern Indians would gladly have
Accepted and Complyed with any Such Motion had the Same
been made, but the said Iacob being so nearly Concerned with
the said Northern Indians as aforesaid, as much as in him lay
Obstructed the said Peace between them, only to make a
private Advantage to himself of their Spoils and Robberies
Committed upon his Majesties Subjects in this Province
5^th The said Iacob in further Declaration of his close adher-
ence to the said Susquehannah and other Northern Indians in
Carrying on an Offensive Warr ag^tthe said Pisscattaway Indians
upon no other Account then that the said Pissattaways would
not Assist the Susquehannahs in a late Warr by them made
against the Lord Proprietary in this Province did within the
Years aforesaid, and in the Province aforesaid make it his
Business to move and Stirr up the Susquehannahs and other
Northern Indians to make Warr upon the said Passcattaway
Indians and in Order thereunto did take upon him to travell

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