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

Liber K.

Interp how came he to find them out
Ans^r he Guessed the way and was guided by the course
of the river, and when he came to them they made him very
wellcome, having also amongst them 5 other Indians calld
Wolf Indians which had formerly come to those 30 Indians
that left the Fort abovesaid and invited them to come and
live among them
Interp he had said that he was a Prisoner how came he so
to be, and how came he to report before that he was weary
of the warrs and was come hither to enquire for the Governor,
and see for a reception, and leave to set down in quiet that
they had with them 120 Captive Women and Children, some
whereof he design'd to Present to the Governor, how doth it
agree that they had among them so many Prisoners and yet
he himself was a Prisoner
Ans^r he met with those Indians but a little while since and
further they did Suspect he would make his escape and there-
fore made him Prisoner
Interp Were those Women and Children in their Company
Prisoners Ans. No Int^r Why did he formerly say they were
Ans: He denys it And saith that he had been misunderstood
Interp: he did tell the Governor that they had 120 Women
and Children Captive slaves, were weary of the warrs and
intended if they might be permitted to come here and set
down with them in quiet
Ans^r They had no Slaves with them
Interp: he did also tell M^r Bougee in discourse that he had
Six Slaves to Present to the Governor

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Ans^r There was among them 6 Prisoners Catakoy Indians
but for any thing else denys
Interp was he ever in Company with them when they
killed any People
Ans^r while he was amongst them they met with some
other Indians one of whom they took with the Scalp of some
Head
Interp what made them send him in before them
Ans^r They were all together
Interp he was taken alone, how came he to leave them
Ans^r he came of his own accord they sent him not
Interp How came he to leave them
Ans^r He made his Escape
Interp Wherefore did he intimate and importune his desire
to return to them again saying they woud suspect that the
English had killed him if he went not back to them again
Ans^r he denys any such Thing
Interp By what Name did the Indians call him
Ans^r By his own Name—some of them calld him Father