90 Proceedings of the Cottncil of Maryland, 1687/8-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

such has been the dilligence of this Governm^t as that (blessed
be God) wee are assured of a perfect and tranquillity as well
within ourselves as with the Virginians And that all Rumours
of feares are appeased There remaines now noe vexation on
the Virginia side But the heat and Resentment they have
against some Idle persons of this province who they say put
them unto these senseless consternations Wherefore our
desire is that your hon^r move not further in this affaire but
let things rest as they are Except something new does offer
And upon such occasion please to give us Imediate advice as
to the Shirt thats deteyned by Chew wee desire that Cap^t
Smallwood may satisfy the Indians that Iustice shall be done
them and that what goods of theirs are destroyed by the Eng-
lish they the said Indians behaveing themselves peaceably
shall be restored As to your hon^r comeing to the provinciall
Court wee referr it to your hon^rs Company which with our sev-
ice to your hon^r & Lady is what offers from the Council at St
Johns the 31^st March 1689 W^m Joseph
W^m Digges
Clement Hill

Complaint this day to witt the 28^th March 1689 hath beene
made to us by the Emperour of Piscattaway and the greate
men, That one of his greate men named Ohoniah was deteyned
by Richard Brightwell of Patuxen upon pretence that the sd
Indian was confederate with the Seneca Indians to kill the prot-
estants and that thereupon he made his escape leaving his
shirt which he is afraid to goe and demand of the said Bright-
well and that M^r Samuell Chew should take the gunns and
Tommahawks from two of his Indians the 24^th of this instant
march the Indians being named warwhamuch Hamuwenzin
and Zasepoth and two Indian women being in Company and
still the said Chew the said Indians should deteyne and their
Armes upon pretence that the Seneca's and Dutch were
coming down to St. Maries Witness our hands the day and
yeare first above written
Edward Pye Henry Hawkins George Plater
William Barton James Smallwood James Ellis

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Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed doe by these
presents declare that whereas severall reports have of late been
raised by M^r Burr Harris of Virg^a and severall evill disposed
persons to this Governmt that the hon^ble Coll Henry Darnall
Coll Edward Pye and Maj^r William Boareman should hire the
Indians to kill the Protestants And that Maj^r Boareman should
cry to the Indians and tell them that the English would first of
all kill the papist and then would kill all the Indians And that
Coll Henry Darnall Coll Edward Pye and Maj Boareman did