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their Towns and went to Winnasoccum, was, to hunt get
300 Skins & chuse an Emperor, that they carried the Old
Men Women and Children with them from the Town, be-
cause they wanted Bread and that they might partake of
what they killed, and that the Indians left the Swamp be-
cause they heard the English knew of their being there

The Examination of Robert Nandum a Somerset County
Indian This Examinant saith that he did not hear of the
Shuan Indians Design in coming down to kill the English,
that Indian Tallouid came for him to go and meet the Chica-
coan Indians at Winnasoccum to hunt and get Deer Skins to
make an Emperor, but that not having Money enough they
did not make an Emperor, that he knows not of any logg'd
House in the Swamp, that He drank a Spoonful of the Liquor
prepared by the Indian River Doctor to make all well

The Examination of Indian Bastobello This Examinant
saith that Panquash sent for him to meet the Chicacoan Indi-
ans at the Swamp to hunt and make an Emperor, that he
staid three Days at the Swamp and then returned, that whilst
he was at the Swamp He drank some of the Liquor prepared
by the Indian River Doctor to do his Stomack good and keep
off a Fever and Ague that the Reason they did not chuse an
Emperor was because they had not skins enough This Exami-
nant likewise saith that there was not any Proposal made to
him by Panquash nor anyone else to assist in killing the
English

The Examination of Jemmy Ashquash a Chicacoan Indian
This Examinant saith that he was at Winnasoccum with the
rest of the Indians, and that most of the Indians who were
there, were painted, and that he heard George Terraquett a

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Pocomoke Indian say the Indians intended to destroy the
English, and that the said George Terraquett at the same
time told this Examinants Unkle Abraham Ashquash of the
intended Design of the Indians destroying the English This
Examinant further saith that Mulberry Panquash Chinehopper
and Oliver bought Each of them a Gun of the Shuan
Indians, and he likewise saith the Reason why the Indians in
general deserted their Town and went to the Swamp, he
believes was, because they were sent for by Panquash and
they left the Swamp because the English heard of their being
there.

Upon reading and considering the aforegoing Examina-
tions It is ordered that Panquash, Coursey, Pattasahook,

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