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land_n	england_n	great_a	king_n	8,554	5	3.8274	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09808	Propositions made by the sachems of the three Maquas castles, to the mayor, aldermen, and commanalty [sic] of the city of Albany, and military offiicers of the said city, and county in the city-hall, Febryary 25th. 1689/90. Peiter Schuyler mayor, with ten more gentlemen, then present. / Interpreted by Arnout & Hille.		1690 (1690)	Wing P3793; ESTC W31185	7,686	28

for we being one they hearken to us and tell them of new-New-England that we shall take care that the upper Nations be Ready for our Security and Assistance and Let them be Ready also with Ships and great Guns by Water and we will Plague him by Land We are Resolved not to go out a Hunting but to mind the War for the sooner the French be fallen upon the better before they get Men and Provisions from France as their usual Custome is They give a Bear-Skin ANSWER upon the Maquas Sachims Propositions by the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Albany and Military Officers of the said City and County At the City-Hall Febr. 26th 1689 90 Interpreted by Arnout c. Brethren YOur coming here according to the Custome of your Ancestors to Condole the death of your Brethren Murthered at Shennechtady is very acceptable whereby your Inclination towards us is Demonstrated we must acknowledg that they did not keep so good Watch as they ought considering what a false and deceitful Enemy they had to deal withal but that which made them so secure was the great Trust which they Reposed in the forty Maquass who came here and Tendered their Service to go and be the Out-watch and to spy the Enemy To which end Powder and Lead was given them as they desired we were about Hiring Christians to send thither but were unhappily diverted by the said Company of Maquass who promised to have four Posts ready two to go to their own Country and two to come hither if any Enemy should appear For the Brethren did assure us that no French could come here without being Discovered and then would all fall into our hands We are likewise mindful how that the five Nations last Fall when the Gentlemen of New-England were here did Declare how they would Encompass the French of Canada that they could not break out this Winter without being Discovered and Fallen upon We did likewise propose by our Messengers Arnout and Robert Sanders at the General Meeting of Onnondage to have Three or Four Hundred Men sent hither to be ready on all occasions but see none Now Brethren this Evil is done and cannot be called back again and the only means to prevent the like for the future is to keep good Watch and to have good courage to oppose and resist the Enemy We are no wayes Discomfited for this misfortune It is the fortune of War we do not fear to be even with the French in a short time we have already sent Letters to all our Neighbours of new-New-England Virginia and mary-Mary-Land the Subjects of the great King of England and acquainted them of the Evil done here by the French and how requisite it is that Ships be fitted out with all convenient speed to go to Quebeck and to press the business the more we do now send persons to New-York and New-England a purpose to lay open the Case before them And to perswade them to Rig out Vessels not only to hinder Succour coming from France but to take Quebeck it self as also to send more Men hither that we may then send Men along with you to annoy the Enemy in their Country In the mean time we recommend the Brethren to send for two hundred Men from the upper Nations to joyn with you to keep the French in continual Alarm and do them what mischief imaginable and Onnondages and Sinnekes must go down the River of Cadarachqui and meet one another about Mont Royal and annoy the Enemy there we shall in the mean while Fortifie the Town and put our selves in a good posture of Defence that we may not be Surprized as they of Shennechtady were and make all Preparations to oppose the Enemy The Brethren see that we are in War with France now there is no time to speak of Peace The French as you well observe have fallen on both ends of the Chain but not broke it Let us keep the Covenant so much the faster which never has had the least crack since the very first the Christians came here They strove to lull us as all asleep by their Messengers at Onnondage speaking of Peace and then they were upon the way hither to commit this Murther ☞ The Brethren need not fear for a Cessation to hinder us to pursue the Enemy for as we told you before the KING that ordered that was a Papist and a great Friend of the French But our present Great KING will pursue the War to the outmost Therefore we must all prepare for War It will therefore be very requisite that the Brethren for their better Security come and Plant this Summer at Shinnechtady upon the Land that cannot be cultivated this year that we may be near to one another upon any occasion Concerning the Proposition of the Shackkook Indians 't is concluded on some dayes ago to propose to the Shackkook Indians the Planting on Marte Gerritse Island hard by the Town and the River Indians that live below shall also come together to be ready on all occasions We must Insist and Recommend you to perswade them of Oneyde to send the Priest hither for you have seen how dangerous it is to have such persons among you who informs the Enemy of all your doings and discovers all our Designs we shall secure him that he Run not away and when the Owner demands him and these Troubles are over shall be Delivered for he can do more harm in Oneyde than an hundred men We think it Convenient that one or two of the Sachims stay here and that a Sachim of each Nation be here to assist in the management of the Affairs of the War There was given them six Belts or Wampom some Duffils Tobacco and some Bags with Provision After the Proposition was answered they gave a Shout according to their Custome which signified Amen that they would continue the War to the utmost After the said Answer was made The Maquas Sachems said after they had Repeated our Answer We are glad to see that you are not Discouraged A mistake can be made by the best and wisest of men and we must see now to Pursue the War with all Vigour we have an hundred men out in Pursuit of the Enemy still who are good Skouts in the mean time we expect all the Sachims of the Upper Nations to Consult with us who will come to Condole the Death of our Brethren Murthered at Shennechtady You need not fear our being Ready we are soon fitted out our Ax is in our hand But take care for your selves to be in Readiness The Ships that must do the principal work are long a Fi●ting out and Rigging we do not Design to go out with a small Troop as Skouts but as soon as the Nations come together we will go with a whole Army to Ruine the Country The Buisiness must be soon brought to a Period therefore send in all haste to New-England for we nor you cannot live long in this