They wrote at once to Stuyvesant, imploring him to send " forty or fifty soldiers to save the Esopus." The shall be forgiven and forgotten, since ye sd year 1645.

z.^That Tackapausha being chosen

house or forte to be furnished with Indian trade and commodities. " 6. The inhabitants of Hempsteede

ye chief sachem by all the Indian sachems from Mersapege, Maskahnong, Secatong, Meracock, Rockaway and Canorise, with ye rest, both sachems and natives, doth

according to their patent, shall enjoy their purchase without molestation from ye sachem or his people, either of person or estate j and the sachem will live in peace

take ye governor of ye New Netherland to be his and his people's protector, and in consideration of that to put under ye

with

sd protection, on thiere lands and territoryes upon Long Island, so far as ye

live in peace his people.

"

Dutch

line doth runn,

September

last,

sachem in ic. " That 4.

likewise to

include the

"

7.

That in case an Indian doe wrong

to a Christian in his person or estate, and complaint be made to the sachem, hee

make full satisfaction likewise if Dutchman or Englishman shall wrong an Indian the governor shall make satis

shall

;

a

faction according to Equity."

Tackapausha shall make no

peace wh ye sd Indians, without ye con sent and knowledge of the governor, and sd sachem doth promise for himself and his

people to give no dwelling place, enter tainment nor lodging to any of ye govern or's, or thiere