Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 213

Propositions off said Indians to the Com-
missarys here: datum vt supra
P^rsent :
M^r Corn: Van Dyk.
M^r Dick Wasills.

They give two Belts of peake that the Commissarys shall
be witnesses of the bond of freindship which they now have
made with the Agents of Maryland for them and Virginia, and
desire that the Commissarys may take Cognizance of it, and
that the two Belts may be a remembrance of the same.
This is a true Coppy Translated Compared and Revised
p me Rob^t Livingston Secr^r

Lib. R. R. R.

Proposicons of the Hon^ble Henry Coursey and Philemon
Lloyd Agents for the Province of Maryland, to the Nation of
Senedowann Indians the Third of August Anno 1682:

Brethren:
1: We are Come here from the Right Hon^ble the Lord
Prop^ry of Maryland to treate with the Maquess, the Onon-
dages, the Onneydes and Quiages, about severall mischeifes
done to us this last summer in Maryland and Virginia by
some of their Indians But wee are very gladd, wee have noe
such thing to say to you, But on the contrary doe acknowl-
edge that you have faithfully kept and observed the peace
made p Coll Coursey both towards us and all our ffreind
Indians, And wee doe assure you that wee looke vpon you
and esteeme you to be our best ffreinds for that you only kept
your Indians at home from joyning with the other nations to
doe us any spoyle or mischeife, for w^ch wee not only thanke
you But doe now renue our former peace made with you, and
desire that the chaine of freindship may never rust or decay.
2: Wee lett you knowe that wee have scene the propo-
sicons you last made to the Commissarys of this Towne, w^oh
wee find to be very iust and good (and wee desire that nation
soever may ioyne together against us or give us iust cause to
fall vpon them, that you will not take part with them But that
the league and peace made betweene you and us and Our
freind Indians may never be broken, But always kept fresh in
our memorys and Our Childrens after us.
3^ly In case any Indian or Indians liveing amongst you
shall for the future murder any Christian or Christians in
Maryland or Virginia Wee doe expect that you will cause
him or them to be delivered up to the Lord Prop^ry of Mary-
land to be dealt with all according to the Christian law, and
in case any Indian or Indians shall kill any horses hoggs or

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