Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1679. 353

The R^t hon^ble the Lord Propry
Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancelo^r Present
The hon^ble William Calvert Esq^r Secry
Coll. Henry Darnall

produced by his L^spp and read to the board a Letter from
Cap^t Brandt viz.

May it please your L^spp:
In Obedience to your L^spp Commands of the 16^th of this
instant to Coll William Chandler, have in every respect
answered my self, James Smallwood and two more hath been
with the Sinniquas whom we found in sight of the Zachaiah
ffort treateing with our Indians, I made knowne to the Sin-
niquo by one of our Indians who I conceive rightly under-
stood them, your L^spp had a Desire to treate with them, they
replyed they were much in want of provisions and could not
stay, for answer told them if two or three of them, would goe
Downe to your L^spp: I would provide them some Corne and
kill them a beife to supply their wants, untill such time their
greate men returned from your L^spp: their answer was when
they had treated with the Pascattoways they would treate with
us, the Conference betweene them held neere two houres and
much Peake was given by our Indians to them and by them
recd: and much friendship past betweene them and sundry of
our Indians came frequently amongst them when this ended
they Desired me and my small Company to goe farther with
them where we found the Body and conceive them to be
neere two hundred, they held a Councill which lasted four
houres but could not perswade them to come in to your L^spp: by
noe meanes, neither could gett them to stay untill such time
I could advise your L^spp of our proceedings but immediately
comanded the Camp to remoove, we asked of them where
they were intended, they replyed for Pascattoway where their
Canooes lay. Wee made them to understand your L^spp was
much their ffriend and intended them noe harme and gave
them caution how they came into our plantations unless it
were in friendshipp. While the conference lasted betweene
us severall of the Zachaia Indians came out of the ffort, and
when we tooke leave of them the Indians that belonged to