traffick with the 5 Nations called Sinnekes Susqaebannah River their chiefe dependance is upon their in the time of the Dutch[did surrender Indians which Maquase; Cayeugoes Oneydes Onondages and and upon that place's reduccon Albany, of protec6n themselves and their lands to the obedience & the same successively to all the confirming they continued to your Majesties Crowne of England confirmed the same unto your Majesty ; so Governours of this Province, and hath now ratifyed and extent of the Sinnekes Country unto Albany hath that all that tiact of land from the Westermost the Inhabitants of Albany, upwards of fourty unto belong absolutely and did ;

been appropriated themselves subjects to your Majesties Crowne, yeares The Indian inhabitants have always reckoned with any of your Majesty's subjects Commerce and are not willing to submitt or have any trade or had always an absolute dobut those att Albany, your Majesty's forts of New Yorke and Albany of all those to the Westminion over all the Indian Nations adjacent to this Province but especially forts, acknowledging Majesty's your to tribute bring to annually ward and they were accustomed which we conceive highly them obstructed Collonyshave neighbouring the same, but of late years the the afore recited any of conveyed by not is injurious to your Majesty's interest and that this royalty ;

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grants.

Lon°- Island is pleasantly scituated and well planted

but brings little gain unto your Majesty, the

have erected five towns. East end being chiefly settled by New England people who