Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. 27

Therefore I desire that you will consider how necessary it is
for the King's service and your own security as well as of this
Province, and that you will help us with some money for the
discharge of the great expence we are at. The same I desire
of Virginia very little can be expected from Pensylvania,
East or West Jersey they being new settlers and the Govern-
ment of Boston being to furnish us with six hundred men any
other Assistance cannot be proposed from them. Wee have
been at more than ten Thousand pounds expence already I
desire the favour of you; that whatever you do in this affair
may be done with all possible dispatch. If ever you have
occasion you shall have the same assistance from hence what
I desire of you is by the opinion and advice of the Councill of
this Province. Gen^tl
I am
Your most humble servant
Tho: Dongan
New York March 30^th 1688.
Supscribed
To the President and
Councill of Maryland
these

Liber B.
P. R. O.

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Coppy of his
Maj^ties ord^r to
Coll: Dongan ab^t
the French &Ind:

The order from his Maj^tie mentioned in the
aforegoing Lre is as followeth viz^t

James R:
Trusty and Welbeloved we greet you well, wee have been
made acquainted by your Lre to our Right Trusty & Right
Welbeloved Cousin & Councellor Robert Earl of Sunderland
President of our Councill and our Principall Secretary of State
dated the 8^th day of Sep^r last past and by other papers trans-
mitted by you with the late attempt that has been made by
the French upon the Five Nations or Cantons of Indians who
from all times have submitted themselves to our Government
and by their acknowledgements of our soveraignity are become
our Subjects. As alsoe with the injurious preceedings of the
French in surprizing and detaining in Canada divers of our
Subjects as well Indians as others (Surprized by them in the
Lawfull prosecution of their Trade) Wee doe therefore think
fitt that upon receipt hereof you forthwith demand from the
Governour of Canada the setting at Liberty our said Subjects
as well Indians as others surprized by them in the Lawfull

prosecution of their Trade together with the Restitution of
their goods and effects and as we are sensible of what great
prejudice it may be to us and our subjects if any Incroach-
ments be allowed upon our Dominions or the French per-
mitted to invade our Territorys or to annoy our Subjects with-

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