Some time after did these Gentlemen send the Sheriff with some others upon the land, and to take the s^' Captain by force, dead or a life, but he having timely notice of it was on his Guai-d, so they were prevented.

These Gentlemen finding the Inhabitants resolut in keeping possession of the lands they had thus iniprov'd and from whence they drew the only support to themselves and family's fell on another project which was Clandestinely and basely to endeavour to sew Enimity betwixt them and the Indians, and if possible to persvade them (for money or Rumm) to put them in possession of the land and declare them rightfull owners thereof, but in this also they fail'd tho' not without great troubles and Cliarge to those poor people, who were forc'd to put themselves on the

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lie Indians, by giving them out of their nothing and m, tliat since they liad so long sukled them at their to wean them so soon and Cast them of.

In the Spring, 1715 the Gentlemen from Albany sent a man to affix some papers on the land Containing in substance that whosoever of the Inhabitants shou'd see those papers, must either agree witli them, or leave tlie land.

Tliis with their Treatnings being done in the Spring, tlie best planting time for Indian Corn, (the Chief of their subsistance) damp'd the spirits of these poor people, slackned tlieir Industry and did 'em great damage.

In the year 1717 Came the Gouvernor to Albany, and sent orders to the Inhabitants of the land Schorie, that 3 men of every village shou'd appear before him on a day appointed, and particularly the abovenam'd Captain Weiser.