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Lib. C. B.

bound immediately to throw down his Arms upon call and
move from them and if an Indian meeting an Englishman
shall refuse to throw down his arms upon call as aforesaid he
shall be deemed an Enemy and treated as such.
4^thly That the said Chiefs shall never Join with the Chica-
coan Indians in the Choice of an Emperour or Chief or be
Subject in any manner to them nor shall they Suffer any Indian
Subject to them to carry a Gun without License from his
Excellency the Governor of Maryland and if any Indian shall
be found with a Gun without such License he shall forfeit his
Gun and be Treated as an Enemy
5^thly The priviledge of Crabbing fowling Hunting and fishing
shall be preserved to the Indians Inviolably
6^thly That every Indian that killeth or stealeth an hog Calf
or other Beast or any other Goods shall undergoe the Same
punishment that an English doth for the Like Offence

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7^thly If any Servants or Slaves Running from their Masters
to any of the Indian Towns within the Territories of the said
Chiefs their Subjects shall be bound to Apprehend the said
Fugitives and Convey them to the next English Plantation to
be carried to their Masters and if any Indian aforesaid shall
Convey or Assist any such Fugitives in their Flight out of this
province he shall make the Respective Master or Mistress of
such Servants or Slaves Such Satisfaction as an English man
ought to do in the Like Case
8^thly That the said Chiefs shall not make any Peace with our
Enemies nor shall make their War without the Consent of
the Governor of this province for the Time being and if they
or any of their Subjects shall kill or hurt Jamy Small Hominy
or any Indian who hath Lately Confessed a Conspiracy against
the English the Guilty person or persons shall be delivered to
be punished with Death.
gthiy That if the said Chiefs or any Indians Subject to them
shall kill any Indians or any other in Peace and Amity with
the Lord Proprietary it shall be Esteemed as great an offence
as killing an Englishman
10^thly That neither the said Chiefs or any of the Indians
under their Subjection shall at any time hereafter keep or
entertain among them or within their Fort any Foreign or
Strange Indian or know or discover any such to appear or
come into this Province without giving immediate notice
thereof to his Excellency the Governor or Some Colo. or
Magistrate of note by whom the same may be Communicated
with all Expedition to the Governor of this province for the
Time being for his Directions therein and if such strange
Indian shall endeavour to induce them to Destroy the White
people or do any mischief they shall apprehend and Deliver
such strange Indian to the English