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      by Ordr inspected and found to be Nothing but Bonds, Cer- Lib. H. D.

      tificates and Some lists of Shiping.

        Ordered that the sd Coll: Brown and Mr Jenckins be writt p. 522

      to, that they may be acquainted with the Receipt of the sd

      Papers and take Care of all other papers to be deliverd to Mr

      West the prsent Navll Officer and that the Accots and bills be

      sent over to his Exncy by the ffirst oportunity, or otherwise to

      George Plater Esq his Mats Recr in Ordr that the Quarter part

      thereof may by him be laid out for Arms &ca pursuant to his

      Mats Royall Instructions.

        Produced and Read the Return of the Gentlemen Sent upon

      the Indian Treaty. Ordered that the Same be Enter'd in the

      Journall of this Board; the which followes in these words Vizt

              Virga June 8th being Tuesday 1697.

        Iournall kept by the Severall persons appointed by his

      Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll & Governr in Chief in

      and Over his mats Province of Maryland and the members of

      the House of Delegates in Assembly by them Instructed to

      treat with the Piscattoway Indians at the mountains or else

      where.

        About nine a Clock at Night we Arrived at Capt Masons

      where we understood that abt Twenty Indians past by that

      day to Mr Ousleys; Capt Mason not being at home could not

      be Inform'd what Indians they were, therefore the next

      morning Early, being wednesday we Rid to the place where

      they were Setled and planted Corn some time before. We

      found them to be part Pomunkey, the Mattawoman King, and

      Some Piscattoway Indians; We then Treated with them and

      discovered our business. He imputed the Cause of his Going

      away to the Piscattoways, and assured Us if the Emperor

      would not returne to the place of his former abode, they would

      either Joyn with the Choptico Indians or Settle at Pomunkey,

      but would not Conclude upon Either till they understood

      what the Emprs answer and Resolutions were; We then

      Returned to Capt Masons and from thence writ to his Exncy

      Sr Edmund Andros, as p Copy herewith sent, about nine a

      Clock the Same day, being the ninth, we set out towards the

      Mountains, and with much difficulty forceing through thickets

      and deep Runes of Water that no path appeared, We got

      within Seaven miles of the Indian ffort and lodged that night,

      Early the next morning being Thursday, the 10th instant we

      got to the ffoot of the Mountain, from thence toyled in

      walking up and down the sd mountain to the ffort, which

      Judged to be at least two miles. The sd ffort is built between p. 523