100 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

Liber R.

&c^a) the Children of the King of ffrance, as appeared by some
Letters from some ffrench directed from those fforts to Jean
Des Jardins which arrived not till after his death, And for that
reason (if for noe other) they ought to preserve these nations
(viz:) Pascattoways Nantecoke &c^a in Maryland, The Queene
of Pawmunky and the Nanjaticos in Virginia to be a bridle to
them should they Offer to joine with the ffrench to disturb the
peace of his Maj^ties Subjects in these parts of the world,
which will inevitably follow any breach betweene ffrance and
England,
9^thly There hath been some discourse as if those Northern
nations would be hired to cutt off the remnant of the Susque-
hannohs, if you find any truth in that faile not to pursue that
point, and purchase the peace of the Province by extinguish-
ing that Vipers brood that never faile to kill all English when
ever they are the greater number in any party, and make us
feele the effects of warr though they live under the shelter of
nations that pretend a peace with us, and be sure to Inculcate
this to the Northern Nations upon all treatys for the Pascatto-
ways, that wee doe noe more in protecting the Pascattoways

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then they doe in protecting the Susquesahannohs, and that
they ought in reason to allow us the same Liberty they take
to themselves.
10^thly It hath been said the Northern Nations and particu-
larly the Sinnondowannes (who never broke peace with us
nor ever had warr with the Pascattoways) have a desire to
treate with us yearely at the head of the bay of Chesepeake
being neere'r to them then to come to ffort Albany. You are
therefore to Improove every Oportunity you may chance to
have to effect that wee may treate with those nations at the
head of the Bay, and least that may be thought a meanes by
w^ch we intend to draw the trade to us, moove at first that the
place of yearely renewing the treaty may be at New Castle, or
the uplands in Pennsylvania for the future,
11^thly If you find the Sinnondowannes Inclined to a warr
with the Onneides &c^a and that you cannot include the Pas-
cattoways in the peace with us, endeavour to knitt a firmer
peace betweene the Sinnondowannes and the Pascattoways,
that soe they may be kept from submitting to the Onneides
&c^a
12^thly If you cannot include the Pascattoways &c^a in our
peace in direct Tearmes Endeavour if possible to make the
Northern Nations to understand that as wee will offer them
noe violence soe if we doe not quite forgett our Neighbours
at Pascattoway and that wee sell them necessaryes, it ought
not to be thought a breach of peace with the Northern
Nations, & leave it in that Condition that wee may gaine time