New England have beene, who never

probably will be reduced to reason by prosecution of the Quo Warranto w ch is brought ag st y m

[Council Minutes V.]

At a Council August the 30th ie86 Goverm M S. V. Cortlandt M r N. Bayard, Maj. Ger. Baxter J. Spragge Arnold Inter-

P'sent the

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.

preter.

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The Govern' gave presents to the Indians for w ch they thanked him after their manner, and he said to them

Brethren I allso desire that neither

ffrench nor English go

trade amongst the Brethren without

& liue at the Susquehannah River

;

nor hunt nor

my passe and seale, the impression of which I will give them

but if they doe that the Brethren bring them to Albany and deliver them at the Town house when care shall be taken for punishing them (except the priests and one man w th each or either of them) allthough any of them should be married to an Indian squa ; they being only spies upon the Brethren.

At a Council Septemb 1 st 1686. P'sent the Gov.

M Steph. v. Cortlandt M N. Bayard, Maior G. Baxter r

r

J Spragge

The Indians of the fiue Nations returned the following answer The Cayouges & Oneydes answered first & said Brother Corlear We are come hither at New York by y order although the appointed place is at r

Albany. JVol. 1.]

PAPERS RELATING TO THE SUSQUEHANNAH RIVER.

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We have understood your propositions that we are no more Brothers but looked upon as Children of w ch we are gladd. And what concerns the sending the prisoners back againe which the Cayouges and Oneydes have no hand in taking them that concerns the Sinequas r What your Hono r hath said about the Indians that are at Canada we will do our utmost endeauo ch r Hono would write a letter to them, w will have to bring them from thence & do desire that ;