This was the latter end of the year and winter just at hand, which is very severe, there being no provision to be had, and the people bare of Cloatlis, which occasi(jned a terrible Consternation amongst them, and particularly from the women and Children the most pityfull and dolerous Cryes and lamentations that Iiave perhaps ever been heard from any persons under tlie most wretched and miserable Circumstances, so that they were at last much against their wills put under tlie hard and greeting necessity of seeking relief from tlie Indians, upon which some of their Chiefs were suddenly dispatch'd away to the Indians by Avhom they were kindly receiv'd, and to whom they open'd tlieir miserable Condition, and that being wholly Cast of by tlie s'^ Governour, and left distituted of the means of living elsewhere, they intreated them to give 'em permission to settle on the tract of land caJi'd

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Scliorie, which tliey immediately granted, saying they had formaiiy given that s^ land to Qveen Anne for them to possess, and that no body else should hinder them of it, and they would assist them as farr as they were able. Whereupon these Chiefs return'd to the people, acqvainting them of tlie Indians favorable disposition.

This put the people in some heart, and finding it absolutely necessary to embrace that opportunity so providently bestow'd on them, all hands fell to work and in 2 weeks time Clear'd a way thro' the woods of 1 5 miles long with the utmost toyle and labour, tho' allmost starv'd and without bread Which being effected, 50 familys were immediately sent to Schorie, when being arriv'd and allmost setled, they there receiv'd orders from the Governour, not to goe upon that knd, and he who did so, shou'd be declar'd a Rebell.