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Answer which is that severall Copies of the very same Virg^a
paper had been transmitted to us before yours from severall
hands and were all then yesterday received at St Iohns except
one brought hither the last night.
The first came by Express from Coll Jowles to which we
immediately answered and at the same time delivered a suffi-
cient supply of armes powder and ball to be sent to Coll
Jowles under the care of Coll Digges who went himself in
person which armes and ammunicon wee doubt not were
early this morning safely delivered to the said Coll Jowles to
whome wee gave orders in case he found any Indian or other
Enemies in armes or in any other hostile or unusuall posture
to use his utmost endeavours to suppress them with assur-

Liber B.
P. R. O.

ance that this Governmt will not onely supply him with further
and sufficient supplyes of Armes from time to time if occasion
should require but also did signify the unanimous Resolution
of the Gentlemen of the Council to stand by the people of this
province with their lives and fortunes to defend perserve and
maintaine their peace and liberties against all enemies what-
soever and in order hereunto Coll Darnall is gone himselfe in
person to Coll Jowles to testifie his Innocency from that base
and scandalous aspersion cast upon him by acting joyntly with
the people against any enemy whatsoever And wee have
also further desired Coll Jowles in case noe such thing as any
Indian or other Enemie be, not to provoke or force a peace-
able people to make a warr upon us whereby to plunge our-
selves in blood and Ruine without reason or cause But what
wee have most reason to feare is that this noise is occasioned
by ill minded men of desperate fortunes whose designes may
be first to fright and confuse and then to pillage and plunder
the people which God of his mercy divert As for your part
M^r Doyne wee noe wayes doubt of your fidelity and zeal for
the preservation of the peace and welfare of this province
which is earnestly recommended to you and to all others by S^r
Y^r assured loving friends
W. J.
Dated at Mattapany Sewall N. S.
the 25^th March 1689. C. H.

March 15. 1688.
Here being some discourse that was talked by the Indians
Therefore it was ordered by the Commision of Stafford Court
That M^r Burr Harris of this County should come to the house
of John West to Examine them and the Indians doth declare
that the great men of Maryland hath hired the Seneca Indians

to kill the protestants nameing Coll Darnall Coll Pye, and M^r

Boarman and further did sweare God Dam M^r Boarman for

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