Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 9

Instruccons with due regard had to the hono^r of the Governm^t
and the constant peace and Quiet Safety and Defence of the
Inhabitants afores^d. An Exact Acco^t of your proceedings
you are duely to keepe and the same from time to time and at
all times hereafter (dureing this your Negotiation) when and
as often as occasion shall require you are to transmitt unto us
and our Councill at our City of S^t Maries to the End that such
further care may be therein taken as may be necessary for
your further Instructions in the prosecution of this your Com-
mission ffor all which this shall be your Sufficient power.
Given under our hand and Seale at Armes the four and
Twentieth Day of August in the Sixth yeare of our Dominion
&^c Annoq Domini 1681 :

Instructions for Coll Henry Coursey and Coll William
Stevens Authorised and Impowered by the R^t hon^ble the Lord
Prop^ry to treate with the Northern Indians now neere Zachaiah
ffort.

After you have treated with them upon the propositions
they sent downe by the two Messengers that came downe with
Jacob Young the Interpreter You are
ffirst to Lett them know that wee are certainly Informed
that about the first of June last there was dispatched tenn
Susquehannohs and tenn other Northern Indians in Canooes
downe Pottomack River with a Pascattoway Indian prisoner
for their guide, that the fifteenth of June wee had five men
and one Woman killed at Point Looke out, and some few
Daies after twelve Indians were seene in Potapscoe whereof

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two were Susquehannohs who plundered a house there and
when they fled for feare of the English, left a pair of Weom-
ens Bodice all bloody behind them, Wherefore we Desire to
know who those Murderers were since wee certainly know
there are noe Susquesahannohs but amongst the Northern
Indians
2: When you know the Murderers you are to Demand
them according to our former Articles with them.
3: You are to lett them know that wee are Informed that
Diverse of our Neighbour Indians have sent them presents of
Peake, and with those p^rsents an Axe Desireing them to take
up that Axe against the English, and that in pursuance of that
they sent those Indians downe to committ that murd^r at Point
Looke out. Wee Desire to know what Indians our Neigh-
bours have sent them presents and an Axe, and which of their
forts have accepted the presents and Axe that wee may know
our friends from our ffoes.
4: That for your further Instructions we cannot Direct not

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