After some of the principal heads of these Moravians had Travelled up & down these Countrys, & made many Converts amongst the Christians, at Length the next Step was, the more difficult part to be Entered upon, the Conversion of the Heathen, Dy Intespersing Several of the Brethren amongst the Indians in this province, to Reside with them though unqualified as to the knowledge of their Indian Language or any other but their own Mother Tongue ; three of them were posted at a Place called Shacomicco in this Province who resided there Some Time, and at length intermarryed with the Savages, to give them the last Proof of their Affection and Good Intentions towards them ; this Gave Great Jealousie to tlie Inhabitants of that County, who made Representations to the Judges at the Circuit Court, & Afterwards to Your Excellency, concerning them. In Order to get them Removed, lest they should Seduce the Indians there from their Fidelity to his Majesty ; they were accordingly, by Order in Council Sent for down, & Examined in Council & their behavior «Sc Account of themselves will appear by the Minutes of Council of tlie day of 174 It did not appear

that they were (nor did they pretend to be) naturalized Subjects of her Majesty, they Came into the Province without your Excellencys Knowledge or Permission ; they absolutely refused to take the Oaths to the Government ; And when ordered tliereupon to Leave the Province and forbid to Reside any more amongst the Indians, one of them impudently, replyed, with a Seeming threatning, that perhaps if they left the province, the Indians would follow them and so Artfully were these Emissarys,