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Gunn it was, and haveing found him to bring him to my
house or Coll Courseys, requireing it to be done if they
valued the ffriendshipp of the English or peace with your L^dsp:
then they promised me to act accordingly with what dispatch
they could but before this they told me they knew great many
English men were Lyars, and they beleived W^m Troth had
made the Indian drunk then quarrelled with & killed him, to
which I replyed as well as I could by telling them that Will^rs
Troth himself might tell a lye for himself but there were two
other men present at all the Action, who did confirme the
whole Information, in such manner as they would be beleived,
if it were against the life of an English man; then they told
me againe they would search for the Owner of the Gunn and
bring me an Acco^t of it soe soone as they could: Upon my
returne back again from the Towne I had news brought me
that the Indian was found much wounded, whereupon I sent
orders to convey him to M^r George Robins his house where I
would be that night; being come he confess'd the ffact, made
noe Excuse but that he was drunk, and begann to talk of
skinns for Satisfaction; his wounds appeareing mortall I dis-
patch'd a Messenger to some neerest Indians that they might
come and heare his acknowledgem^t Supposeing them to be the
most Satisfactory Evidences to their Kings, that the fault lay
wholly in himself.
My Lord haveing adventured to Act thus farr by myself and
not yet heareing from Coll Coursey, nor indeed from Majo^r
Sayer (who I was in hopes would have taken more notice of
the orders sent him) I thought it tyme and my Duty to give
yo^r L^dsp this Acco^t of Actions hitherto, praying your L^dsps pdon
for what may seeme amiss, and direction how further to Act
herein, pticularly what to doe with this Indian prisoner in case
he live, at present I have resolved to have him conveyed to
my house give notice thereof to Ahatsawob whose kinsman

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they talk he is and give leave, if they will send any of their
Indian Docto^rs to endeavour his care, I make bold to give M^r
George Robins the trouble of bringing this to your L^dsps hands
haveing been with me in the whole affaire and cann best
Satisfie your L^dsp: in any thing relateing hereto too tedious for
a Letter: And now my Lord I have one thing to begg, on
behalf of the Eastern Shore at least, that your L^dsp please to
take unto yo^r Consideration (what I have mooved your L^dspp
with formerly) whither it be not Convenient to issue out
Proclamation under seveere penalties, upon all them that shall
attempt to give, sell, or under any other pretence whatsoever
ffurnish any Indian or Indians with any Drams or other strong

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