in the Years 1689-90. 181

May the 30^th 1690.
Sir,

In yours you desired me to send to you If I had anything of
moment. I have no great matter any further than at this time
There is att my house 14 Cemockoes and they tell me they
have cut of the principal place of Canada excepting the place
where the Govern^r doth reside they likewise tell me they
have att the fort they belong to Unandake, above 100 pris-
oners of the ffrench and the rest of the fforts have rather more
then less these Cenockoes came from their own country
about the last of Aprill last past, their intent is to settle among
the Susquahanough Indians here, upon the Susquahanough
River for there is some of every ffort of the Cenockoes come
down to them and they tell me th^t their great men will be downe
very shortly, I doe desire your Honor's instructions what I
may doe with them as soon as possible you can not else at
present but my service to your Honor and
I am
Yours to command
Iacob Younge
To the Hon^ble Iohn Coode Commander in chiefe at his House
near Potomack River in Maryland.

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. E.
p. 23

[Richard Hill to Capt. Browne.]
Captain Philips etc about M^r Hill in Maryland

Iune I^st (In the wilderness) 1690.
Captaine Browne, Sir,
The great terrors & oppressions I am under is the cause of
my addressing myselfe to you and the rest of the Commanders
of the Shipps There hath been att my house this two days
near forty men in armes in a most violent rage against me,
having a comission to bring me before their Generall alive or
dead but what there occasion against me is, I know not, for to
my knowledge I have neither spoken nor acted any thing that
can carry the least tincture of dishonor or disloyaltie to their
sacred Majesties nor ill becoming a loyall subject but indeed
I have somewhat opposed their illegal and arbitrary proceed-
ings but was Encouraged soe to do by a great number of the
inhabitants of this and other Counties and of the most consid-
erable of them which are now overawed and dare not appear
in the vindication of truth and justice, This in their majesties
name as I am an Englishman and their Majesties' Loyall and
obedient subject, I crave your assistance in the safeguard oi
myself and estate which If I fall into their hands are both in
jeopardy and have been these two nights and days, my shipp
which I have with great pains and industry now fully accom-

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