and taken their goods from them without any just grounds for so doing, how can I expect but that you will use them as you threaten You say also in your letter, that the King of England has no I would willingly know if so, whose subjects they are right to the five nations on this side the lake. in your opinion, You tell me of your haueing had Missionaryes among them, itt is a very charitable act, but I suppose and am very well assured that giues no just right or title to the Government of the Country Father Bryare writes to a Gent there that the King of China never goes any where without two Jessuits with him I wonder why you make not the like pretence to that kingdome you also say you had many Missionaryes among them att my comeing to this Government, in that you have been missinformed for I never heard of any, butt the two Lamberuills who were at Onondages, and were protected by me from the Insolencys of the Indians, as they desired of me, and as by letters in which they gave me thanks appears, but when they understood your intentions they thought fit to goe without takeing leave butt their sending there was as I afterwards found for some other end than propagating the Christian Religion as was apparent by some letters of theirs directed ;

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my hands Now you have mist of your unjust pretentions--you are willing to refer all things to our Masters,