Assembly Proceedings, May 2b-June 11, 1697. 533

June the 4^th 1697.

The Council againe sate & were p^rsent as yesterday.
The Gentl^m appoynted by the house to goe vpon the Indian

treaty Came & Signified their havcing leave of the house to

proceed on their Journey accordingly Desireing to know if
this Board had any thing further in Comand fqr them They are
told that this Board have noe further to say then what they
have already in charge in the severall Articles p proposalls
contained save some instruccons which were by order drawne
vp & Comunicated to the house & afterwards a Coppy
thereof delivered to them together with the severall Articles
in charge given from the Assembly & former Articles of
peace. The Instruccons following in these words Vizt

Original
Journal.

Instruccons to the Gentl^m implyed to goe vpon the treaty to
the piscattoway Indians &^c
ffirst you are to make the best of your way to Cap^t Masons
in Virg^a whom you are to acquaint the reasons of your coming
there and to signify whether you are goeing as also shew him
what has bin done by the Government therein.
2. You are to write to his Ex^cy S^r Edmund Andros whilst
you are there to let him know that you are come soe farr on
your Journey from the Government of Maryland with Instruc-
cdns & power to treate with the piscattaway Indians to whome
you are directly goeing and that you make all the speed you
can thither.
3. You are to keepe a fair Journall of all your proceedings
and made what dispatch you can back againe from the said
Indians to Cap^t Masons in Virg^a where you are to write againe
to his Ex^cy S^r Edmund Andros and enclose him a fair Coppy
of your Journall and proceedings vnder all your hands dis-
tinctly.
4. You are from thence to make what hast you can into
Maryland and send by one of the Gentlⁿ impowred a full and
perfect Coppy of your Journall and proceedings (soe as afore-
said to be taken) vnto his Ex^cy the Govern^t and his Ma^ties
hon^ble Council vnder your hands & seales respectively with all
possible speed,
p Ord^r Henry Denton Cl Concil.

ffrom the port of Annapolis in Maryland June 4^th 1697.

The hon^ble Coll Thomas Tench Esq^r Coll John Addison and
Thomas Brooke Esq^r being appoynted to goe with the afore-
menconed members vpon the said treaty take leave accord-
ingly and goe.
Another Coppy of the Articles in relacon to the Indian

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