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Therefore your Hono^rs humble Pef humbly beggs and

craves your Hono^rs to take the premisses into your most
serious consideracons and to grant him an ord^r that he may
not be any further prosecuted or troubled in and about the
aforesaid ffine, but that the same may be remitted, and your
Hono^rs humble Pet^r discharged from the payment of the ffine
aforesaid.
And your Hono^rs humble Pet^r as in duty bound shall ever
pray &c^a

W^ch was granted and the petition thus subscribed.

By the Councill
March 3^d 1685:
The fine assessed upon the pet^r is hereby wholly remitted
as to his L^sps part thereof, and therefore Ordered that all
further suite or prosecution against him in that behalf doe
cease. Signed p ord^r
John Llewellin
Cl Consil

Nantecoke Indians — 2 Murderers — Order in Council concerning
them.

Returne made of an ord^r of this board directed to the hon^ble
Coll W^m Stevens and Majo^r Thomas Taillor together with one
Christopher Nutter Interpreter the 30^th day of Septemb^r last
past for the retreive of two Indians subjects to the Empero^r of
Nantecoke committed for the murd^r of one Griffin Evans late
Servant of M^r Daniel Clarke the s^d two Indians haveing broke
loose and made their Escape viz:

Dorchester ss:
By vertue of Instructions to us directed by the hon^ble Coun-
cill dated the thirteenth day of Septemb 1685 to treate with
the Emperour of Nantecoke concerning One Sampson an
Indian, which was delivered up by Nicodepeto the Emperours

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Sonn for Killing one Griffith Evans late Servant to M^r Daniel
Clark of Dorchester County, and since have broken prison
and made his Escape In obedience to the said Instructions
Wee did upon the last day of this instant moneth of Novem-
ber meete at Nantecoke in ord^r to treate with the said Empe-
rour, but findeing the s^d Empero^r absent, and a greate distance
off as farr as the Whorekill, sent for Nicodepeto the Empero^rs
Sonn, and treated with him in pursuance to the said Instruc-
tions, demanding the Indian prisoner that did make his Escape,
and his answer was that he would be very diligent in appre-