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Life, meerly to procure the peace Safety and Wellfare of this
Province, which for the future he shall again be always willing
to do, And prays to be Discharged from this hard Imprison-
ment

The further Answer and Plea of Iacob Young to the
Additionall Charge

The said Iacob Young doth Averr that upon the 10th Day
of August 1680 the time in the Charge Mentioned, he the said
Young was at New York; and did not return untill the first
Tuesday in September following about which time he had
News brought to Delaware that the Onneide Indians were then
upon the falls of Susquehannah River, and had been within this
Province about one Month, & had killed Hogs and Cattle,
upon which he Applyed himself to Captain Iohnson who
immediately went and informed Coll: Wells at Court, and
thereupon Coll Wells Came from Court to the said Iacob to
Spesuty Island, before whose coming the said Iacob Young
had Sent One Evans Salisbury with a present of two Match-
coats to the said Indians, then at the falls of Susquehannah
aforesaid, to desire the said Indians to come down to Speak
with Our Great Men, Viz^t Coll: Wells and Captain Johnson
and Ordered the Messenger if they refused, or were fearfull to
come down upon delivery of the present, then to tender Body
for Body for their Safe return, upon which the Messenger
returned with three Indians that Coll Wells then Ordered the
said Iacob Young to Speak to them and Ask them why they
went through the Country and bid him tell them the English
might do them hurt, and did likewise Order the said Jacob to
desire them to go home, and fetch Some great Men to treat
with Our Governor whither they might have priviledge to go

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through the Country or not, That about Two days after the
said Coll Wells gave the said Onneide Indians a pass to go
through the Country who by Virtue of that Pass went to Chop-
tank, and about a Month after the said Indians came again
from Choptank to the house of the said Iacob, and Complained
that the English would not lett them go down further, and
therefore the said Indians threatned the said Youngs People
and drew drink against their Wills and made themselves
Drunk, and there were then Seven Indians, that the said
Onneide Indians went then to Delaware, and from thence to
the Eastern Shore, and about Duck Creeck they killed two
Delaware Indians, and then returned to their own Country.
That at that time the said Iacob Young had not above five
yards of Duffells in his house, and did then live at Delaware,
and never came but when he was twice Sent for into this Prov-

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