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English Inhabitants of this Province hath lately recd: a con-
siderable blow from some fforreigne Indians by the loss of
most of his Subjects which hath struck such dread and terror
in the Pascattoway Nanjemy and other our Neighbouring
and Provll Indians also in league and Amity with us that they
are in continuall feares and jealousies of being alike surprised
and cutt of by fforreigne Indians if not supplied with aid and
Assistance from his Lspp: for their Defence and Sustenance
not dareing to stirr out to plant Corne for their necessary
support and livelyhood as by the grevious complaint of the
Emperour and greate men of Pascattoway and other Indian
Townes hath lately been sett forth and alledged, all which
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being duely weighed and taken into serious consultation by
his Lspp: and his Councill well considering how by the last
Articles of peace and Amity made with the said Indians his
Lspp: and good people of this Province are bound to aid and
assist the said Indians in such time of their distress.
It is therefore ordered that the Emperor and greate men of
Pascattoway be made acquainted that his Lspp: and Councill
haveing taken into consideration the present state and condi-
tion of them and the rest of our Neighbouring Indians and
duely weighed the severall Circumstances they lye under in
relation to fforreigne Indians are of opinion and doe advise
that the Choptico, Mattawoman and Nanjemy Indians be
mooved to cohabit and enfort themselves altogether with
them at the Pascattoway ffort (if they shall soe think fitt) as
being the most proper place and secure way for to Defend
themselves from their Enemie, and where they may be most
capable of receiveing aid and assistance from the English (if
occasion should require) that for the prsent his Lspp hath
thought fitt to grant them a Supply of thirty pounds of
powder and Sixty pounds of Shott for their Defence together
with twenty barrills of Corne for their Sustenance, but if Pas-
cattoway should not be approoved of by the said Indians or
that they shall refuse to accept of that place for their generall
resort & Cohabitation dureing such time of their distress, his
Lspp and Councill doe further order that Nanjemy be proposed
unto them as a convenient place to conveene and Enfort
themselves at, whither also they may be in a condition to
receive aid and assistance from the English, and where they
may be provided with the aforesaid Quantity of powder shott
and Corne for their prsent Defence and Sustenance, And that
when they have pitched upon a certain place his Lspp will then
consider of a further supply for them
And it is further ordered that Capt Randolph Brandt
accompanied with Major Wm Boareman, Mr John Stone, and
Thomas Baker doe forthwith repaire to the Pascattoway ffort
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