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      lustices and Grand Iury of the Provinciall Court, the Corn- Lib. H. D.

      mittee for laying the Publick leavy and the Gentlemen that p. 570

      went upon the Indian treaty, being called to their assistance;

      where after having deliberately & maturely weighed and

      considered the severall matters relating to that concern; they

      (among other things) agree and resolve upon the following

      heads of discourse to be offer'd and laid before his Exncy Sr

      Edmund Andros His Majtes Goverr of Virginia Vizt

        1st That they think it to be necessary for his Majtes service

      and safety of his Countrey that his Exncy Sr Edmund Andros

      his Majtes Governr of Virginia be sent to and acquainted with

      the Circumstances of the last Murther and other mattres

      relating to the Indian affairs; And forasmuch as the said late

      murther hath been committed by Indians (unknown to us)

      That his said Exncy be desired to cause inquiry to be made

      after the sd Murtherers as it hath lately been done in this

      Government for the seizing and apprehending an Indian

      called Esqr Torn, that fledd to this Province from the hands

      of Iustice in Virginia.

        2ndly That whereas it is reported the Indians are possessed

      wth ill notions tht for any misdemeanors comitted here they are

      not to be punisht for the same in Virginia Therefore do

      desire that his Exncy the Governr of Virgina will be pleased

      to make them sensible to the contrary.

        3dIy That his said Exncy be likewise desired to prohibit the

      Inhabitants under his Government from selling to the said

      Indians any more powder or ball, and the like shall be done

      here; they having carryed away with thm out of this Govern

      ment, & purchased since, a considerable quantity of both, by

      their own saying.

        That by information the said Indians formerly have not

      made use ofi & purchased a thousand weight of powder a

      year.

        4thly That his Exncy the Governr of Virginia be likewise

      desired to appoint and send some Gentlemen to meet in

      Stafford County or elsewhere and call the Piscattoway Indians

      before them, in Ordr to discourse them in presence of some

      persons to be sent out of Maryland as well to inform the

      Indians the resolution of that Government not to protect

      them, as also for the Gentlemen of Maryland to make pro

      posalls to thm

        5thly That the Governr of Virginia be desired to send some

      persons up to the Piscattoway ffort in Virginia to see whether

      they have any strange Indians among them, and what num

      ber there may be off them, & whether they have dispersed

      themselves about a hunting, according to their usuall cus

      tome; being apprehensive tht the said Indians living so remote