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

Liber R.

Richard Manwaring upon oath Examined saith that come-
ing from Rappahanock Towne to Nanjatico Towne in Virginia

the nighest way, he had an Indian for his guide, that about
half way he mett with two other Indians belonging to Nanja-
tico painted all the upper parts almost to the middle, that the
said two Indians asked the Indian that was the Deponents
guide whither the Deponent could speake Indian, the guide
told them noe, they then told him that there were Seaven
people killed at Point Looke out, That this Deponent soone
after came over into Maryland and heard of the murder that
was done at Point Looke Out, and as neere as he cann com-
pute it the Day that he mett with the said Indians betweene
Rappahanock and Nanjatico and heard them tell his guide of
the people killed at Point Looke Out was the next day after
the murder was committed
Jurat 12^o Die Sep^t 1681 Richard x Manwaring

Coram me his marke

Philip Calvert.

Whereupon it was resolved by the Councill then in the
Upper house of Assembly that a Letter be writt to S^r Henry
Chickley his Maj^ties Governo^r of Virginia and Inclose to him
coppy of the foregoing Deposition and also of the Examination
& Information of Chotikes wife (q^d vid fo: 243) The Letter
was accordingly writt as foll viz.

P. 254

S^r
There haveing been some English murdered neere a place
called Point Looke Out at the mouth of Pottomock Wee have
made it our endeavour to find out the murderer that wee may
be able to give his Majesty some reasonable Acco^t of his
Subjects lives. We had the Northern Indians in Suspition,
and at a late conference we had with some of their warrio^rs
charged them with it but had soe little Satisfaction that we
continued our quest every way, and at length upon the 24^th of
August (while our Comission^rs were treateing with the
Northern Indians at Zachajah) Chotike and his wife came to
S^t Maries, and she charged the late King of Nanjaticos sonn
with the murder, and named him as by the Inclosed Informa-
tion you will perceive. Though this information might have
warranted (as we conceive) a Demand of the forenamed
murderer yett we continued our search further after an Eng-
lish man who had reported divers things that rendred the
Nanjaticos suspected, and upon the 12^th instant that English
man named Rich^d Manwaring an Inhabitant of New Kent
County and liveing at the house of John Pigg or John Pidd,
made oath that the Day after the murder was committed in