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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1 679, 289
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to the request of sd Broughton and ordr of Councill accord-
ingly was directed to the said Broughton
By the Lord Propry & Councill
Ordered that a fferry be settled at Ashcombes Plantation
on Point Patience in Pottuxen River for wafteing over all
publick Messengers or other psons whatsoever that shall
have occasion over the said River on board Shipps or else
where in the said River, and that Richard Broughton be and
he is hereby authorised & empowered to take the same
dureing his Lspp pleasure
To all psons whom Signed p ordr
it may Concern JLl Cl Consil
This.
The Articles of peace made with the Pascattoway Indians
Anno One thousand six hundred Sixty Six and since ratified
& renewed one thousand Six hundred Seaventy were deliv-
ered into the Office for Lands by the Honble Philip Calvert
Esqr Chancelor the Seaventeenth of this instant May and are
as foll viz:
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Articles of Peace and Amity concluded & agreed upon
Between the right honble Caecilius Lord & Proprietor of the
Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore
and the Indians of Pascattoway, Anacostaub, Doags, Mibibi-
womans, Masquestend, Mattawomans, Chingwawaters, Nan-
gemaick, Portobackes, Sacayo, Pangayo and Choptico the
Twentieth day of Aprill One thousand six hundred Sixty &
Six.
1. Imprimis the aforenamed Indians do ratify & Confirm
acknowledge & declare the sole power of constituting &
appointing the Emperour of Pascattoway to be & remain in
the right honble Caecilius Lord & Proprietor of this Province
& his heirs Lords & Proprietors of this Province and do
desire the Governr with what convenient speed he can to
appoint an Emperour in the place of Walmcasco the second
lately deceased
2: If any Indian kill an English man he shall dye for it.
3: Forasmuch as the English cannot easily distinguish one
Indian from another that no Indian shall come into any
English Plantacon painted & that all the Indians shall be
bound to call aloud before they come within three hundred
paces of any Inglish mans cleer ground and lay down their
Armes whether Gun, bow or Arrows or other weapon for
any English man that shall appear upon his call to take up
and in Case no one appear that he shall there leave his said
Armes if he come neerer and that afterwards he shall by
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