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The Indians

cede to the English all

the lands between the

and York ri

side of Yorke River, without any interruption from the English. Provided that if hereafter, It shall be thought fitt by the Governor and Council to permitt any English to inhabitt from Poropotanke downewards, that first Necotowance be acquainted therewith.

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Art. 3. That Necotowance and his people leave free that tract of land betweene Yorke river and James river, from the falls of both the rivers to Kequotan, to the English to inhabitt on, and that neither he the said falls of James Necotowance nor any Indians do repaire to or make aabode vpon the said tract of land, vpon paine of death, and it shall be law full for any person to kill any such Indian, And in case any such Indian or Indians being seen vpon the said tract of land shall make an escape, That the said Necotowance shall vppon demand deliver the said Indian or Indians to the Englishmen, vpon knowledge bad of him or them, vnles such Indian or Indians be sent vpon a message from the said Neco

vers downwards to Kequotan.

Death for an Indian to be seen upon this land unless sent as a messenger.

Badge of messengers, a striped

coat.

Felony for an
Englishman
to be found
on the In-

dian's hunting
ground.

Exception.

Further exception.

1

towance.

And to the intent to avoid all injury to such a messenger, and that no ignorance may be pretended to such as shall offer any outrage, It is thought fitt and hereby enacted, That the badge worne by a messenger, or, in case there shall be more than one, by one of the company, be a coate of striped stuffe which is to be left by the messenger from time to time so often as he shall returne at the places appointed for coming in.

Art. 4. And it is further enacted, That in case any English shall repaire contrary to the articles agreed vpon, to the said north side of Yorke river, such persons soe offending, being lawfully convicted, be adjudged as felons; Provided that this article shall not extend to such persons who by stresse of weather are forced vpon the said land, Provided alsoe and it is agreed by the said Necotowance, that it may be lawful for any Englishman to goe over to the said north side haveing occasion to fall timber trees or cut sedge, soe as the said persons have warr't for theyre soe doeing vnder the hand of the Gov. Provided alsoe notwitstandinge any thing in this act to the contrary, That it shall bee free and lawfull for any English whatsoever between this present day and the first of March next to kill and bring away what cattle or hoggs that they can by any

meanes kill or take vpon the said north side of the said 2 river.

Art. 5. And it is further enacted that neither for the Limits of said Necotowance nor any of his people, do frequent hunting come in to hunt or make any abode nearer the Engground. lish plantations then the lymits of Yapin the black water, and from the head of the black water vpon a straite line to the old Monakin Towne, vpon such paine and penaltie as aforesaid.

to entertain

Art. 6. And it is further ordered enacted that if Death for an any English do entertain any Indian or Indians or Englishman doe conceale any Indian or Indians that shall come or conceal ar within the said limits, such persons being lawfully con- Indian. victed thereof shall suffer death as in case of felony, without benefit of clergy, excepted such as shall be authorized thereto by vertue of this act.

Badges of
messengers
at Fort Roya!
for the north

to be received

side.

Death to kill a messenger

Art. 7. And it is further enacted that the said Necotwoance and his people vpon all occasions of message to the Gov'r. for trade, doe repaire vnto the ffort Royall onely on the north side, at which place they are to receive the aforesaid badges, which shall shew them to be messengers, and therefore to be freed from all injury in their passage to the Governor, vpon payne of death to any person or persons whatsoever that shall kill them, the badge being worn by one of the company, And in case of any other affront, the offence to be punished according to the quality thereof, and the other injutrade admitted as aforesaid to the said Necotowance Where trade and his people with the commander of the said ffort admitted. onely on the north side.

Art. 8. And it is further thought fitt and enacted, that vpon any occasion of message to the Gov'r. or trade, The said Necotowance and his people the Indians doe repair to fforte Henery alias Appamattucke fforte, or to the house of Capt. John floud, and to no other place or places of the south side of the river, att which places the aforesayd badges of striped stuffe are to be and re

maine.

or one of his party.

Penalty for

ries.

Badges, &c.
to be receiv
Henry for the
south side.

ed at Fort

groes, and

Art. 9. And it is further thought fitt and enacted, English priThat Necotowance doe with all convenience bring in soners, nethe English prisoners, And all such negroes and guns guns to be which are yet remaining either in the possession of delivered up.

Provision for

delivering up Indian servants run

ning away.

Indian children under 12 years of age may live with the English.

Commanders of forts to provide the striped coats.

himselfe or any Indians, and that here deliver vpon de mand such Indian servants as have been taken prisoners and shall hereafter run away, In case such Indian or Indians shall be found within the limitts of his dominions; provided that such Indian or Indians be vnder the age of twelve years at theire running away.

Art. 10. And it is further enacted & consented, That such Indian children as shall or will freely and voluntarily come in and live with the English, may remain without breach of the articles of peace provided they be not above twelve yeares old.

Art. 11. And it is further thought fitt and enacted That the several commanders of the fforts and places as aforesaid vnto which the said Indians as aforesaid are admitted to repaire, In case of trade or Message doe forthwith provide the said coats in manner striped as aforesaid.

Propriety of forts,

and land adjoining granted to individuals on condition of their keeping them supplied

with men, &c.

Grant of fort
Henry to
Capt. Wood.

Conditions.

Compensation to a for

ACT II.

AND whereas the maintayneing of the fforts, at least the greater number of them are thought to be of great consequence, In poynt of honour and security of the collony, and yet of great burthen to the inhabitants to be mainteyned by the publique charge, Be it therefore enacted, That the said fortes with the propriety of a competent quantity of land bee granted to particular undertakers, to be maintayned by the severall vndertakers, with a sufficient strength of people, with such priviledges for theire encouragement herein as are hereafter mentioned, Be it therefore enacted, That Capt. Abraham Wood whose service hath been employed att fforte Henery, be the vndertaker for the said fforte, vnto whome is granted sixe hundred acres of land for him and his heires for ever; with all houses and edifices belonging to the said fforte, with all boats and amunition att present belonging to the said fforte, Provided that he the said Capt. Wood do maintayne and keepe ten men constantly vpon the said place for the terme of three yeares, duringe which time he the said Capt. Wood is exempted from all publique taxes for himselfe and the said tenn persons: And whereas Mr. Thomas Pitt hath a former grant for the said land

whereon the forte is built, As alsoe part of the said mer proprieland hereby granted, it is thought fitt and enacted, tor. =That the said Thomas Pitt shall receive a reasonable

satisfaction of the countrey for the same.

Thos. Rolfe.

And it is further enacted and granted, That Left. Grant of Fort Thomas Rolfe shall have and enjoy for himselfe Ja's to lieut. and his heires for ever ffort James alias Chickahominy fort with fowre hundred acres of land adjoyning to the same, with all houses and edifices belonging to the said forte and all boats and amunition at present belonging to the said ffort; Provided that he the said Leift. Conditions. Rolfe doe keepe and maintaine sixe men vpon the place duringe the terme and time of three yeares, for which tyme he the said Leift. Rolfe for himselfe and the said sixe men are exempted from publique taxes.

And it is further enacted, That Capt. Roger Marshall have and enjoy for himselfe and his heires for ever the ffort Royall alias Ricahack ffort with sixe hundred acres of land adjoyning to the same, with all houses and edifices belonging to the said forte and all boats and amunition belonging to the said ffort; provided that he said Capt. Marshall shall keepe and maintayne ten men vpon the place during the terme and time of three yeares, during which time he the said Capt. Marshall for himselfe and the said ten men are exempted from publique taxes.

Grant of Fort
Royal to
Capt. Roger
Marshall.

Conditions.

terms Fort

land adjoin

ing.

And whereas there is no plantable land adjoyning Upon what to ffort Charles, And therefore no encouragement Charles may for any vndertaker to maintaine the same, It is there- be held, fore thought fitt and inacted, That if any person or there being persons purchaseing the right of Capt. Thomas Harris no arable shall or will seate or inhabitt on the south side of James River right opposite to the said ffort, soe it be done this or the ensuring yeare, That hee or they so vndertakeing as aforesaid shall have and enjoy the houseing belonging to the said ffort for the vse of timber, or by burning them for the nailes or otherwise, as also shall be exempted from the publique taxes for the terme of three yeares provided that the number exceed not tenn, as also shall have and enjoy the boats and ammuaition belonging to the said ffort.

Interpreter

ACT III.

BE it also inacted that Capt. John floud be interfor the colony. preter for the collony, and that for his service therein and transporting such Indians as shall be employed from time to tyme to the Gov'r. in message or otherwise, he to be allowed from the publique the salary of four thousand pounds of tob'o. yeerly..

His salary.

Ministers' salary of

10 lb. of to

bacco per poll may be aug

discretion of the vestry.

ACT IV.

WHEREAS by Act of Assembly, 1642, It was inacted concerning Ministers' duties that every tithable person within their severall parishes respectively should pay vnto their minister tenne pounds of mented at the tob'o. per poll: Be it now therefore inacted vpon consideration that divers parishes are become very small by reason of the said masacre, and payment by consequence according to the aforesaid rate, of non-sufficiency to support the ministers; That it shall be lawfull for the vestrys of the severall parishes to augment the aforesaid rate of tenne puands of tob'o, per poll to such competency as they in their discretion shall think fitt.

Reward for

100 lb. tobac

co each.

ACT V.

WHEREAS many losses are lately received by the killing wolves, inhabitants by reason of wolves which do haunt and frequent their plantations; ffor the better prevention and for the destroying of them, It is inacted that what person soever shall after publication hereof kill a wolfe and bring in the head to any comissioner vpon certificate of the said comissioner to the county court he or they shall receive one hundred pounds of tob❜o. for soe doeing to bee raysed out of the county where the wolfe is killed.

Proviso in grants for seating with

ACT VI.

WHEREAS it is inacted and consented by the articles of peace with the Indians that none of the inhabitants shall seate or inhabitt on the north side of Yorke River vntil further order therein notwithand interpre standing any former grant of land or proviso in any

in 3 years to be extended

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