humour altogether differing from Monsieur de la Barre your predecessor who was so furious and hasty very much addicted to great words as if I had bin to have bin frighted by them. The Indians perad venture might justly offend him for they as you well remarke are not people of the greatest a

and reputation, but certainly I did not amiss in offering sincerely to compose the difference and I went expressly to Albany to do it and yet no suitable returns were made by him for it. I doubt not but your Masters inclinations are very strongly bent to propagate the Christian Religion credit

and I do assure you that my master had no less a share in so pious intentions

;

for

my part I shall

take all imaginable care that the Fathers who preach the Holy Gospell to those Indians over whom

have power bee not in the least ill treated and upon that very accompt have sent for one of each

nation to come to me and then those beastly crimes you reproove shall be checked severely and

all

my endeavours used to suppress their filthy drunkennesse disorders, debauches, warring and quarrels and whatsoever doth obstruct the growth and enlargement of the Christian faith amongst those people.

have heard that before ever the King your Master pretended to Cannida, the Indians so farr as

the South Sea were under the English Dominion and always traded with Albany Maryland and Virbut that according to your desire with very good reason is wholly referred to our Masters, and I heartily pray that neither you nor myselfe give occasion of any of the least misunderstanding between them but that a prosperous correspondence stricht amity and union may perpettually bee