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       ernmt They ought to be sent to, to give their Reasons, wch for Lib. H. D.

       the Generall Satisfaction and quieting the peoples minds will

       be best to be done in an Assembly seeing the last Treaty with

       them was perform'd that way.

        The sd matter being Seriously and fully debated It is the

       Opinion of the Severall Gentlemen prsent that it will be most

       for his Mats Service, and Good and benefit of the Countrey,

       that (upon this Emergency of Affairs considering all Circum

       stances) the Assembly doe meet the 26th of May instant pur

       suant to the late Proclamacon if the sd Indians may be procured

       to meet here by that time as it is Generally agreed they may.

       Assbly Ap- Resolved therefore and Ordered that the Assem

       meet 26th of bly meet the 26th instant accordingly, and that an

       May next Express be sent to Majr Wm Barton with Directions

       to goe to the Emperr of Piscattoway & the rest of his Great

       men in Virga to acquaint them that the Assembly is on purpose

       Called to know their Reasons for deserting their ffort and

       going out of the Province in that manner and to give them

       Notice to be here the day appointed and to tell them that his

       Exncy the Governr does Order that they give him a Meeting at

       their ffort or Coll: Addisons House (which they like best) for to

       discourse them, being intended (God willing) to be at Coll:

       Addisons on Munday Night next, where if they should not

       Come by that time that then they should find him the next day

       at the ffort to which the sd Majr Barton is hereby directed and

       Ordered to Conform himself accordingly by dispatching to go

       to the Emperor on the sd Message.

        Produced by Majr John Thompson of Ccecill County a

       Certain Paper containing Some heads of a Declaracon &ca (by

       him written from the mouths of two of the great men) sent by

       the Susquehannah King in Relation to the Murder lately Com

       mitted in those parts, which was Read as followes Vizt

       Th Delaware This day (to witt) the 10th day of May Came

       & Susquehanna Indians two Indians Named Heyruppa Delaway Indians

       Deciaracon by and Besshaccus, who where sent by the Susque

       Majr Thompson, touching hannah King with John Hance to my House to

       the late Mur- desire me to acquaint Yor Exncy that they are Sorry

       ther in Coecill        .

      County   that a Brother of theirs who is a Christian should p. 481

               be kill'd and that they are noe ways Culpable of

       the murder and as a Token it is True they sent by me to yor

       Exncy a Belt of Peak.

        They do Suppose that the Chaharoone Indians, which they

       had taken two of them Captives, who have now lately Escaped

       from them, and are Enemies to us both, have done this murder,

       and do hope that nothwistanding the Blood is Spilt upon the