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Livetents P: C: & W: C. & said they came to revive the
League between the said Pascattaway Indians & the English
& first in the name of the Boys next in the name of the elder
persons that they might eat, drink, sleepe & play in quiet;
the women in like mannr desire the peace, acknowledging the
Lord Propry for their Lord & Protector, next the old men
desire it that they may sleep by their Wives quietly & take
their Tobacco: that they had not long prsented any thing &
that now they came to keep in memory the Peace, that they
are now reduced to a small number & therefore they cannot
prsent any thing considerable Lastly from the miserable poor
they desire it that herein when their Nacon may be reduced
to nothing perhaps they may not be scorned & chased out of
or Protection.
To which was answered by the Deputy Livetents that as
they desired to continue in Amity with us so we did assure
them that we should not break the Articles made & con-
firmed by Act of Assembly between the Lord Propry & them
& that we do hope they will be mindfull & wary to preserve
& keep every of the said Articles, and that so long we should
not scorn nor cast off the meanest of them
Then was moved by the Deputy Livetents to have the
Indian that stroke Benjamin Price dd there being great doubt
that the said Price dyed of the Blow; To which they replyed
that Price dyed not of the Blowe, but was in health twenty
daies after, that the said Price was swiming & diveing in
Presence of Mr Chandelors Children of Portobacco & came
out of water sick of an Ague & vomitted & of the sd sickness
dyed. Whereupon the Dep: Lts desired to speak with the
Empr the last day of Octobr together with his Councell at St
Maries. To which the Speaker answered the Empr was at the
Sasquesahanough, & that it was not in his power to promise
he should come; but for cleering the business desired the
head might be searched, where upon it is ordered that John
Stanesby & John Perce Chirurgeons do view the head upon
Munday 8th August & tht Monetquend be prsent & that the
Chirurgeons Certify wt their opinions is, touching the Death
of the sd Price.
Ordred the Indians 3 Match Coats & 2 Gall: of Drink.
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At a Councill held at Mattapony the 26th Day of May Anno
Dmi 1680 :
The Rtt Honble the Lord Propry
Philip Calvert Esqr Chancelor
The Honble Ltt Coll: Henry Darnall Prsent
George Talbott Esqr
When was pduced and read to the board a Letter from
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