Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694. 321

Bow and two Arrows to be delivered to his Excellency the
Governor or to the Governor for the tyme being at his residence
wheresoever it shall happen to be on the first Tuesday in
Aprill in every year successively.
In confirmation of the premises his Excellency the Governor
and likewise the King aforesaid have mutually signed sealed
and delivered these present Articles in the presence of their
Maj^tys Councill and the great Men of the said King then
present the day and year first within mentioned.
Sigill Sigill
L. Copley. Maquantah

(Endorsed)
May 14^th 1692.
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Maryland
B. 1. Vol. 2,
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Articles of Peace and Amity concluded and agreed upon
between the Hon^ble Lyonell Copley Esq^re Captain Generall and
Governor in Chiefe in and over their Majestie's Province &
Territory of Maryland and Tom Calvert King of Choptico this
14^th day of May in the year of our Lord 1692.
Imp^s It is agreed upon that from this day forward there be
an inviolable Peace and Amity between their sacred Majesties
King William and Queen Mary and their Subjects the Inhab-
itants of this Province and Virginia and the King of Choptico
upon the Articles hereafter in this Treaty to be agreed upon
to the worlds end to endure and that all former acts of hostility
and damages whatsoever by either party sustained be buried
in perpetual] oblivion.
2^ndly That if any Indian Subject to the said King shall here-
after chance to kill an Englishman the said King shall be
obliged to deliver such Indian up to the Governor of this
Province as a Prisoner.
3^rdly Forasmuch as the English cannot easily distinguish one
Indian from another that no Indian shall come into any Eng-
lish Plantation and that all the Indians shall be bound to call
aloud before they come within three hundred paces of any
Englishman's clear ground and lay down their Arms whether
Guns, Bows or Arrows or other weapons for any Englishman
that shall appear upon his call to take up, and in case no one
appear that he shall there leave his said Arms if he come
nearer, and that afterwards he shall by calling aloud endeavour
to give notice to the English of his nearer approach And if
any Englishman shall kill any Indian that shall come unpainted
and give notice and deliver up his Arms as aforesaid he shall
dye for it as well as an Indian that kills an Englishman

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