Wee must Insist and recommend y^ to perswade there of oneyde to Send y<* Priest hither for y ^ have Seen how dangerous it is to have such persones among y^^ -^yho Informs y® Enemy of all y"" doings and discovers all our desyns we shall secure him y* he runn not away and when y'' ouner demands him and y° troubles arc over shall be deliverd for he can doe more harm in oneyde then 100 men

We think it Convenient y* one or two of y^ Sachims stay here and yt a Sachim of each nation be here to assist in y^ managera* of y® affaires of y® warr

was give them G belt of wampum

Some Duffells Tobaccy

and some baggs with

Provision After ye proposition was answerd they gave

a shout according to y« Custome which

Signified amen they would Continue y«

warr to the uttmost

After y*-' s^ answer The Maquase Sachims s*^ you [have heard] repeated our answer we are [going to pursue the Enemy and] are not discouraged A mistake can [be committed] by y« best and wisest of men and we [are resolved] now to persue y® war with all Vigour, We have a hundred men out in persute of y® Enemy still who are good skouts in ye mean time, we Expect all y'' Sachims of y«

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upper nations to Consult with us, who will come to Condole y* death of our brethren murtherd at Schinnechtady you need not fear our being ready wee are soon fitted out our ax is in our hands butt take care of y*" selfs to be in Readinesse the Shipps y' must doe y« principall workc ar long a fitteing out and Rigging we doe not design to goe out w^^a small troop as skouts but as soon as y« nations come together wc well goe with a whole army to Ruine y« french Country; y^ bussinesse must be soone brought to a Pereod therefore send in all haste to N: England for we nor y^ cannot live long in this Condition we must order it soe y* y® french be in a Continuall fear and alarm and y* y^ way to be in Peace here Concerning y® Skachkbok Indians in our opinion they lye well where they are as a good watch they are our Childeren we will take good care y* they doe there duty but as for y® Indians y* Live below y« toune them we mean must be sent for up and gott to plant and live together to be alwayes in Readinesse upon occasion