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English Man that shall appear upon his call to take up and in
case that no one appear, that he shall there leave his said
Arms; if he comes nearer, and that afterwards he shall by
calling aloud Endeavour to give notice to the English of his
nearer approach.
And if any English Man shall kill an Indian that shall come
unpainted and give Notice and deliver up his Arms as afore-
said he shall dye for it; as well as an Indian that kills an
Indian; and in case the Indians and English meet accident-
ally in the woods every Indian shall be bound immediately to
throw down his Arms upon Call; and in Case an Indian so
meeting an English Man; shall refuse to throw down his
Arms upon call; he shall be deemed as an Enimy.
4thly. The Priviledge of Crabbing, fowling, Hunting and
fishing shall be preserved to the Indians inviolably.
5thly That every Indian that killeth or Stealeth a Hogg
Calf or other Beast or any other Goods, shall undergo the
same Punishment that an English Man doth for the game
Offence.
6thly. In case any Servants or Slaves run away from their
masters and come to any of the Indian Towns within the Ter-
ritories of the said Ochotomoquah and his Subjects they shall
be bound to apprehend the said fugitives, and bring them to
the next English Plantation to be Conveyed to their Masters;
and in Case any Indian aforesaid shall Convey or Assist any
such fugitive in their flight out of this Province; that he shall
make the respective Master or Mistress of such Servant or
Slave such Satisfaction as an English Man ought to do in the
like Case,
7thly. That the said Emperor shall not make any new
Peace with our Enemys nor shall make any Warr without the
Consent of the Governor of this Province for the time being.
8thly In Case the said Ochotomoquah or any Indian Sub-
ject to him shall kill any Indians or any other in Peace and
Amity with their said Majestys it shall be Esteemed as great
an Offence as killing an Englishman,
9thly. That neither the said Emperor nor any of the said
Indians under his Subjection do at any time hereafter, keep
harbour or entertain among them or within their Fort any
foreign or strange Indians or know or discover any such to
appear or come into this Province without giving timely and
all possible Speedy Notice thereof to his Excellency the Gov-
ernor or some magistrate or other Officer or person of note ;
by whom the same may be Communicated with all Expedition
to the said Governor or Governors of this Province for the
time being for his Advice & directions therein.
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