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

Liber K.

Wee Immediately sett forward with the two Sinniquos for
Zachajah house, and came there about Sunn Sett, where wee
mett severall of the Northern Indians, wee delivered them
their two Indians, and appointed them to come Early in the
morning to treate.

The 28^th They comcing not, we sent for them, they Desired

us to come to their ffort to treate, We being neither willing to
gratifye them in that point, and deemed it inconvenient to goe
because of the Pascattoway Prisoners in their ffort, soe sent
them word wee had come a greate way upon their proposi-
tions, and required them now to come to us, which at last
they did (viz^t)
Eight greate men of four nations, two of Each viz^t of the
Manquos the Onneids the Anondagoes & Quiongoes; we
acquainted them with their propositions sent by M^r Young to
his L^spp: which they owned, wee made answer according to
the Direction of his L^spp & Councill, they seemed to approove
thereof and made in their way four acclamations soe Delivered
the present &c^a
Wee told them wee had some People murdered enquired
of them if they knew of any of their People that way at that
time, they said they knew nothing of it, but if they find it out
they will tell us. ffor the matter of the Axe they positively
deny it and soe sayes the Young men they know nothing of it.
Then wee mentioned to them their breach of the Articles
made with his L^spp at Albany in not giveing notice to us of
the warr with the Pascattoways which they were to doe in
their Articles before they made Warr, they answered that the
Pascattoway Indians had joined with the Susquehannohs to
destroy the Anondago Indians. Wee asked if they would not
take satisfaction for any injury done them by the Pascattoway
Indians and be at peace, to which they answered that what
was done by the Pascattoways could not be wiped away, and
now they had aggravated the matter by killing one of the
present Troope, and further said it was not altogether as their
greate men pleased but as themselves in such cases; They
said they had sent some which they had tooke Prison^rs from

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the Pascattowayes formerly which came now with them, into
the ffort to fetch out their Relations
The Sinniquos being asked who the Eastern Shore Indians
had a mind to warr with and how they heard of it, they said
the Delaware Indians informed them that the Nantecokes
have a mind to warr with them.
Being press'd again in the behalf of the Pascattoway Indians
to take up their difference they said could not give an answer
untill the Manquos Troop was come up w^ch they expected this
night, and appointed us Monday about Noone to give us an
answer.