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             Lib. x.   shall be bound to apprehend the said Fugitives & bring

                  them to the next english Plantations to be Conveyed to their

                  Masters & in case any Indian aforesaid shall convey or assist

                  such Fugitives in their Flight out of this Province that he

                  shall make the Respective Master or Masters of such Ser

                  vants or Slaves Such Satisfaction as an English man ought

                  to do in the like Case

                   7thly That the said Ocquotomaquah shall not make any

                  new Peace with our Enemies nor shall make any war without

                  the consent of the Govt of this Province for the time being

                   8thly In case the said Ocquotomaquah or any Indian Sub

                  ject to him shall kill any Indians or any other in peace and

                  Amity with his said Majesty it shall be esteemed as great an

                  Offence as killing an English man

                   9thly That neither the said Emperor nor any of the Indians

                  under his Subjection do at any time hereafter keep harbour

                  or Entertain amongst them or within their Fort any Foreign

                  or strange Indians or know or discover any such to appear

                  or come within the Province without giving timely and all

                  Possible & speedy notice thereof to his Excellency the Gov

                  ernor or some other Officer a person of note by whom the

                  same may be communicated with all Expedition to the said

                  Governor or Govr of this Provs for the time being for his

                  Advice & Direction therein

             p. 239 10thly That as a further I'estimony of their League peace

                  & Friendship with his Majesty & as they expect protection

                  from him & his Government here they be paid by the said

                  Emperor a tribute to his said Majesty an Indian Bow & two

                  Arrows to be delivered to his Excellency the Governor or the

                  Governor for the time being at his Residence wheresoever

                  the same shall happen to be on the first Tuesday in April

                  every year Successively

                    11thly And lastly as a full & ample Proof & assurance of

                  the said Emperors Fidelity truth & sincerity he does Solemnly

                  promise engage & oblige himself with his wife & Children

                  to come and Live at pumuncky within two months time from

                  the date hereof & will do his utmost endeavour to perswade

                  all his Indians to come and live there Likewise in conforma

                  tion whereof his said Excellency the Govr & likewise the said

                  Emperor himself do mutually sign acknowledge & Deliver

                  to each other the aforeging Articles in the presence of the

                  Gentlemen of his Majestys honble Council & the great men

                  of the said Emperor this 9th day of April 1700 Signed

              +N Blakiston Ocquotomaquah V Emperor of Piscaty

                   Articles of Peace & Amity concluded & agreed upon

                  between his Excellency Nath Blakiston Esqr Captain Genl &