way without paying yo r

Majesty any thing, and that which is a heavier presture upon us, they constrain us a penny p r pound for the tobacco brought here, and send it to Pensilvania, a distinct Province, without paying any thing ; by that means diverting the trade of this port to Pensilvania ; by all which your Majesty may perceive that the pretences of

M Penn to the Susquehanna River are very injurious to your Maj r

tie "

right and revenue ; so that some care must be taken if your Maj^ sees cause shall remain a distinct

governrnen* that his line doth encroach upon your Majesties right noe further upon the Susquehanna

River then the fall thereof

;

otherwise its scituation being so near the Sinnekes Indians, if planted by

him, must of necessity divert the whole trade of Albany. May it please Your Most Excel 4 Maj y. l

This is the state of your Majesties Province with relation to our neighbours your Majesty's subThere is likewise the French formerly under the pretence of propagating the Christian faith

ject.

amongst the Indians, did thereby very much incroach upon yo r Majesties right on lake, and particularly did draw away many of our Indians into Canada,

this side of the

under the notion of supplying them with priests to instruct them in the Christian religion ; by which

means they lessened our

hunting much, and has so weakened the Maquase nation that they are not capable to do yo r Majesty the service as formerly. Besides they are so affected to the French Yo Maj ties enemy s that while they are in being we cann have no safety.