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Cattle or Robb or Steale any thing from us, That you cause
satisfaccon to be made to us to the full vallue thereof.
4^ly Wee will as you have hitherto (soe that you doe for
the future keep peace and ffreindship (with the Piscataway
and all other our neighbour Indians in freindship with us both
in Maryland and Virginia And as you have hitherto kept
back yo^r Indians soe that you will not hereafter suffer any of
yo^r Troopes to goe downe into our Country. To disturbe us
or any of the Piscataway or other Indians in freindship with
us, But in case any difference shall happen hereafter between
you and us; or betweene yo^r Indians, and any our freind
Indians Wee desire a warr may not ensue But that, notice may
be given thereof, and for that end you or any other the great
men of your nation may very freely and without any feare
come downe to the house of Jacob Young liveing at the head
of our bay who shall have order and power given him to give
speedy notice to the Lord Prop^ry soe that he may come or
send Commission^rs to treate w^th you whereby a right under-
standing may be held betweene you and us, and all our
neighbouring Indians in freindship with us that the Chaine
of freindship may be kept bright and as in this Government.
And now wee would have you take notice, that as this is
the third time, Wee have taken this long lourny to Speake
with you here, soe wee shall now Expect that your greate
men make one lourny into the borders of our Country to
the said Jacob Youngs house to treate with the Lord Prop^ry

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there whereby he may see you and speake with you and you
may heare the peace confirmed from his owne mouth, and
when you appoint that you can n be there wee will pray his
Lo^pp to meet you and bring with him some of the greate men
of those Indian nations for whom wee have formerly made
peace, soe that they may renew and strengthen their peace
themselves. And to bind the peace strong and lasting for
the Cannowes, wee for them give a hanke of Zevant fifty
gilders:

Propositions of the Hon^ble Coll Henry Coursey and Philemon
Lloyd to the Maquess the Oneydes the Onnondages and
Cojages Indians in the Court yard of Albany August the
fourth A^o 1682

Wee are come hither from the Right Hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
of Maryland to speake with you and first wee are Comanded
to tell you, that not withstanding your Troopes have beene
downe in our Country, this last summer, and not only Killed
and taken Prisoners severall of the Piscataways Indians Our
freinds contrary to the Articles of peace made w^th Coll Cour-