flow of our Gall. We judge with all the rest of the wise People, that when Men have too much of that it is like a dangerous Distemper; but it is not only your Brethren, the united Nations, that have too much Gall, but the Europeans labour likewise under that Distemper, in particular your back Inhabitants; you did very well in taking away the overflow of Gall. Let this String of Wampum serve to purge your People also from the overflow of their Gall, and to remove the bitterness of their Spirit; also, we own it to be very necessary on both sides. We thank You for the good advice.' Laid four Rows of Wampum. The usual approbation was given, and the Speaker proceeded:-'7. Brother Assaryquoa, this String of Wampum serves to thank you for mending the Chain of ffriendship which was lately hurt and in danger; we agree with you very readily. Let good understanding & true ffriendship be restored and subsist among us for Ever. Laid four Rows of Wampum. The usual approbation was given, and the Speaker proceeded :-8. 'Brother Assaryquoa, we thank you kindly for the present you and the Old and Wise of your Country lodged in the Hands of our Brother Onas, your good ffriend, as a token of your sincere Disposition to preserve Peace and ffriendship with Us. Let this String of Wampum serve to assure you of the like good Disposition towards you and your People, and as an assurance that we will come down within the Borders of Pennsylvania to a place called Canadagueany, next Spring, and we will be very glad of seeing your Commissioners there, we will treat them as becomes Brethren with good Chear and Pleasure. We will set out from our several Towns after eight Moons are past by, when the ninth just is to be seen, this present Moon, which is almost expired, not to be reckoned, Upon which you may Depend; in Confirmation whereof, we give you this String of Wampum.' The usual Approbation being given, the Speaker proceeded:-'Brother Assaryquoa, we have no more to say at present, but we will not permit you to Leave Us yet, but stay a Day or two longer with us. We have just now received Intelligence that the Jonontowas are on the Road with some of the Cherikees' Deputies in order to strike a Peace with Us; They, the Cherikees, hindred the Jonontowas from coming sooner, and you will then hear the Particulars.' Then the Speaker directed his Discourse to the Deputies of the Nanticokes, who had been there all along present, and said: 'Brethren, the Nanticokes, We desire you will prepare for to-morrow and deliver your Message to and as you have neither the united Nations, their Tongue nor Ear, we have thought fit to hear you speak with our English Ear, and to speak to you with our English Tongue. There is the Man (pointing to me) who is the Guardian of all the Indians.' I was desired to acquaint the Nanticokes with it, which I did, and they were well pleased. They could talk some English, but not one word of the united Nation's Language. The 1st of August, the Nanticokes spoke, and had their Answer the same Day; the whole us; day was spent about it. The 2d, the Council of the united Nation met again, and Zillawoolie desired me to give my Attendance, and take Notice of what should be said to put it down in Writing immediately, and with Particular Care he spoke as follows: 'Brother Onas, Assaryquoa, and the Governor of Maryland: We are ingaged in a Warr with the Catabaws which will last to the End of the World, for they molest Us and speak Contemptuously of Us, which our Warriors will not bear, and they will soon go to War against them again; it will be in vain for Us to diswade them from it. We desire you, by this String of Wampum, to publish it amongst your back Inhabitants to be of good behaviour to our Warriors, and look upon them as their Brethren, that we may never have such a Dangerous Breach hereafter. We give you the strongest Assurance that we will use our best Endeavour to perswade and charge them to be of good Behaviour every where amongst our Brethren the English, with whom we are one body and Soul, one Heart and one Head, for what has happened is no more to be seen, and no token or mark remains thereof. Let the Spirit of the Catawba's be banished away from Us which will set Brethren to fall out; Let Trea ties of friendship be observed, and believe no Lies. Our Brother Onas knows very well that some Years ago we made a new Road on the outside of your Inhabitants, tho' they had seated themselves down upon our Land, now your People seated themselves down again upon the new Road and shut it up, and there is no more room for a new Road because of the Terrible Mountains full of Stones and no game there, so that the Road cannot be removed. To inforce this upon You, we give you this String of Wampum, which serves likewise for an Assurance that we will observe Treaties of friendship with You and believe no Lies, and will perswade our Warriors to behave well every where amongst your People our Brethren.' Laid a String of Wampum of three Rows-they desired that this might be sent to Maryland and Virginia immediately, from Philadelphia. Brother Onas, this String of Wampum serves to return you our Hearty thanks for your Kind Mediation. We thank our Brother Assaryquoa for the Kind visit. Let good friendship and Peace be amongst Us to the End of the World.' After all was over, according to the Ancient Custom of that fire, a Song of ffriendship and Joy was sung by the Chiefs, after this the Council ffire on their side was put out. I with the same Ceremonee put out the fire on behalf of Assaryquoa & Onas, and they departed. The 3d of August I put down, in the Morning, the Speech of the Nanticokes and visited Tocammtie. All the Chiefs of the Onondagoes came to see Us-took my Leave of them-set out about nine and departed from Onondago. They desired to be remembred to their Brethren in Philadelphia, in Particular to the Governor and James Logan. The time that We staid at Onondagoe we were well entertain❜d with Hominy, Venison, Dryed Eels, Squashes, and Indian Corn bread. They gave Us provision on the Road home ward, so much as we wanted. We passed Cajadachse-took my Leave thereof-Zillawoolie and I arrived that Day on the first Branch of Susquehannah. MEMORANDUM. October 4th, 1743. The Returns of Sheriffs and Coroners for all the Counties being presented to the Governour, A Council was Summoned, but no Members attending, his Honour signed the following Commissions: To John Hyat as Sheriff, of Philadelphia County & City. To Henry Pratt as Coroner To John Owen as Sheriff, To Thomas Morgan as Coroner To John Hart as Sheriff, } of the County of Chester. To Joseph Chapman as Coroner } of the County of Bucks. To James Galbreith as Sheriff, of the County of Lancaster. To John Morris as Coroner } At a Council held at Philadelphia, the 17th of October, 1743. PRESENT: The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Esqr., Lieutenant Gov The Representatives of the ffreemen chosen to serve in Assembly this Year, waited on the Governor at the Time by him appointed. And John Kinsey, Esq", being chosen their Speaker and presented to the Governor, His Honour was pleased to say. "He did not Doubt but that the Speaker would behave himself so as to merit the Assembly's Choice and his Approbation, and trusted that all the Gentlemen of the House would so Conduct themselves as to Establish the good Agreement that was now begun between the several Branches of the Legislature." Whereupon the Speaker prayed the Governor, That the House during the Time of their Sitting in Assembly may enjoy ffreedom of Speech in all their Proposition and Debates; That the better to discharge the Business of the Publick they may at all Seasonable Times have free Access to the Governor; That their Persons and Estates may be protected from all Arrests and Molestations during the Time of Priviledge accustomed; That the Governor would be pleased not to hearken to any Report that may be made to him touching any matter debated in the House, until such Time as it shall have passed into a Resolve, nor give any Credit to such Report; That if the Speaker in Reporting anything to the Governor as the Sense of the House, chance to be mistaken, Such mistake may not be imputed to the House, but that he may have Liberty to resort to them for their true intent and meaning, and that the mistake be Excused. All which the Speaker requested as the just Rights and Privileges of the People of Pennsylvania, derived and confirmed to them by their Charter of Privileges and the Laws of the Province. The Governor replyed they should be inviolably preserved to the House as long as he was in the Administration of the Government. MEMORANDUM. Two Members waited on the Governor to inform his Honour that the House was inclinable to adjourn to the 14th of November, and as his Honour had no Objection, the House accordingly adjourned to that Day. At a Council held at Philadelphia, 14th November 1743. PRESENT: The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Esqr., Lieutenant Gover The preceeding Minutes were Read and Approved. His Honour the Governor laid before the Board a Letter he had received by his Majestie's Sloop Hawk, sent Express to Boston, with Despatches from the Lord's Justices of Great Britain for all the Governors of his Majestie's Colonies of North America, which was read & ordered to be inserted in the Minutes, and is as follows, viz' : "S": "Whitehall, 15th August, 1743. "The Lord's Justices having taken into Consideration the present uncertain State of Publick Affairs, and the Danger that his Majestie's Dominions in America may be exposed to from any sudden attempt that might be made upon them in case a Rupture with ffrance should ensue in consequence of the Steps which his Majesty has already taken in support of the Queen of Hungary and the Common Cause, and the vigorous Measures which the King is pursuing in all Parts for the same end, unless timely care be taken to put the same into a proper Posture of Defence, Their Excellency's have commanded me to signify to you their Directions that you should employ the most effectual means for putting the Colony under your Command into the best posture of Defence that shall be possible, and that you should be constantly upon your Guard against any Surprize from any Quarter whatsoever. "I am, S, Your most Obedient Humble Servant, "Deputy Governor of Pensilvania." His Honour informed the Board, that as the House of Assembly by their Adjournment was to meet this Evening, he had prepared a Speech to Lay before them on the Subject of the said Letter, which being read and approved, was ordered to be transcribed and delivered by the Secretary to the Assembly, and is as follows: "The Governor in the Council to the Gentlemen of the Assembly. "Gentlemen: "I take this first Opportunity of laying before you a Letter, which I received by the Hawk Man of War, arrived Express at Boston, with Despatches to the several Governors of his Majestie's Colonies on the Continent of America. "You will observe that their Excellencies 'the Lord's Justices, having taken into Consideration the present uncertain State of Publick Affairs and the Danger that his Majestie's Dominions in America may be exposed to from any sudden Attempt that might be made upon them in Case a Rupture with ffrance should ensue, in Consequence of the Steps which his Majesty has already taken in Support of the Queen of Hungary and the Common Cause, and the Vigorous Measures which the King is pursuing in all Parts for the same End, unless timely care be taken to put the same into a proper Posture of Defence,' Have been pleased to Direct, that I should employ the most effectual Means for putting the Colonie under my Command in the best Posture of Defence that shall be possible, and that I should be constantly upon my Guard against any Surprize from any Quarter whatsoever.'" "All that is now possible for me to do is to Issue a Proclamation requiring the Inhabitants to prepare themselves in the best manner they can to repel any Attack that may be made upon Us, And to commission the best qualified to Levy, Muster, and Train them. Upon you it lies to prepare a Bill for obliging them to appear well Armed and Accoutred at convenient Stated Times for their Instruction in Military Discipline, and whenever else it shall be necessary for the Defence of the Province; And as the Disposition of the Publick Money is in You, it should be your Care likewise to provide a Stock |