& ffriendship with any English Governmt., must also be friends to each other.

If, therefore, any of you shall Hurt or molest the Indians who are at this time in ffriendship with any English Governmt., You thereby Break the League of ffriendship made With this Governmt., Which, as it has been most Inviolably Observed on our part, We do positively Expect the same to be Done on yours; and if any of you Receive Damage, or are Injured by Indians who are in peace with any English Governmt., If you can discover what Indians they were that did it, This Governmt., on your Complaint, will Endeavour to procure Satisfaction from that English Governmt. to which such Indians belong.

The Governr. further told them by the same Interpreters, that he having Given Himself the trouble to come hither at this time, upon their request he had not provided himself with any presents for them, being they knew that Philadelphia has always been the place of Treaty with this Governmt., where they ought first to come & offer theirs.

But Nevertheless, that it being the first time the Govr. had seen them he would take this Opportunity to put them in mind of several parts of their Duty, Which that they might more punctually observe, he had purchased a few things from the Traders, as a small testimony of his Good will toward them.

Then the presents being laid upon the Ground before the Indians, The Governr. proceeded to tell them.

A. 1st. That he Expected their strict observance of all former Contracts of ffriendship made between them & the Governmt. of Pensilvania.

2dly. That they must never Molest or Disturb any of the English Governmts., nor make Warr upon any Indians whatsoever who are in ffriendship with & under the Protection of the English.

3dly. That in all Cases of Suspition or Danger, they must advise & Consult with this Governmt. before they undertook or Determined any thing.

4thly. That if through accident any mischief of any Sort shou'd happen to be Done by the Indians to the English, or by the English to them, then both parties shou'd meet with hearty Intention of Good Will to Obtain an acknowledgemt. of the mistake, as well as to give or receive reasonable satisfaction.

5thly. That upon these Terms & Conditions the Governour did, in the name of their Great & Good ffriend William Penn, take them & their people under the same protection, & in the same ffreindship with this Governmt., as William Penn himself had formerly done, or Cou'd do now if he was here present.

And the Governour hereupon did promise on his part to Encourage them in peace, & to Nourish & Support them like a true ffriend & Brother.

To all which the several Chiefs & their Great men presently assented, it being agreed, that in Testimony thereof they shou'd Rise up & take the Governour by the Hand, which accordingly they did

with all possible marks of ffriendship in their Countenance & Behaviour.

These leaves were out when delivered to Richard Peters. This is written on a fragment of one of the torn out leaves which are three in number.

At a Council held at Philadia., y° 31st July, Ao., 1717.

PRESENT:

The Honble WILLIAM KEITH, Esqr., Lievt. Govr.

William Trent,

Richard Hill,

James Logan,

Jonathan Dickinson,
Samuel Preston,

Robert Assheton.

The Secry. Exhibited an Accot. of Sundry Disbursements & Charges of the Governr's. Journey & Treaty with the Indians at Conestogoe, amounting to fforty one pounds, one shilling & ffour pence half penny, which was Read and allowed, and the Treasurer is Ordered to pay the same.

The Governour acquainted the Board that he Intended, upon his arrival into this Province, to have called the Representatives of the same, to meet him in Assembly; but Considering the season of the Year Required their attendance on their private affairs, he Delay'd it till this time; That he Intended to set out this afternoon for the County of Sussex, in order to Countenance the Justices, whom he had commissionated in administring of Justice, the Court being to be held there in a short time, and was pleased to ask the advice of the Councill, whether it was not Convenient that Warrts. should be Issued out, Directed to the Sherifs of the Respective Counties of this Province, Requiring them to summon the severall Representatives of the same, to meet him in Assembly, on the Nineteenth day of August next, at which time he Intended to be back again; It was therefore Ordered, that Writts shou'd be Issued out Immediately, & then the Council adjourn'd.

At a Council at Philada., y 20th August, Ao., 1717.

PRESENT.

The Honble WILLIAM KEITH, Esqr., Leivt. Governr.

Samuel Preston,
James Logan,

Anthony Palmer,
Robert Assheton.

Robert Assheton was sent to the House of Representatives to give them notice that the Governour was ready to receive them, who returned and said that the House wou'd wait upon the Governour immediately. The Assembly being come, the Governr. made the following speech.

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly:

Being informed upon my arrival here that the season of Harvest then at hand could not well permit you to meet me in your Representative capacity, until that bussie time was over, I did out of a tender

Regard to your Interests then delay the satisfaction I still proposed to myself in meeting with this present Assembly, and I will always endeavour to make the time you must necessarily bestow on the publick service as easie & pleasant to yourselves, as I hope it will be profitable & satisfactory to the Country in general.

If an affectionate Desire to Oblige and Serve the People of this Province, Can Qualify me in their good Opinions for the Station wherin I am now plac'd, may then expect that the Countreys and the Governors Interrest will be so effectually established upon one bottom, as that he who truely wishes well to either, cannot but find himself engag'd to serve both.

And you yourselves may easily infer the Warmth of my Inclinations towards the service and prosperity of this Countrey.

First from the Expensive Application last year, by which I Carefully Introduced to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, then Regent the humbly Address of the Assembly of this Province to the King, in such manner as freely to Obtain his Royal Highness's most Gracious assurance; That the people called Quakers were a Body of Loyal subjects, for whom the King had a Great Regard; That his Highness was Sorry the King was not then present to have received so good an address himself, but that the Quakers might at all times depend on his Highness's Good will to Serve them in any thing they had to ask of the King his Royal Father.

Then the Diligence wherewith I obtain'd at a Considerable Charge the Commission of Governour, without any other Certain prospect or advantage, but only that I should be thereby enabl'd more Effectually to serve you.

And Lastly by the great fatigue I have under gone since my arrival here, that no Opportunity might be slipped to Encourage Virtue and promote the General good of your Countrey.

But these considerations are Trifles, compar'd with the indispensible Obligations that is of necessity upon you to Support the Dignity and Authority of this Government, by such an reasonable and discreet Establishment as the nature of the thing and your own Generosity will direct; And whatsoever You shall think fitt to do in that kind, pray let it not longer bear the Undeserved and Reproachfull name of a Burthen upon the People, but rather let your Governour be enabled to relieve the Countrey from real Burthens, By putting it in his power to direct a better Economy, and more frugal management of such Taxes as would answer the use for which they are intended, if not squander'd by the barefac'd partiality and unprofitable expence of the Officers appointed to Assess and Collect the same. GENTLEMEN :

I doubt not but you will take this first Opportunity, under a new Administration, to Examine the state of your Laws, in order to revive some that are Obsolete or Expir'd, and to make such alterations and Additions as shall be found necessary for Perfecting the Constitution and good order of Government in this Province, ffor that End I am on my part ready to Concur with you in every thing which you can possibly desire or expect from a Governour, who Conscientiously

Intends to Observe, and steadily resolves to pursue the Duty of his Office.

At a Council at Philadia., ye 24th August, Ao., 1717.

PRESENT:

James Logan,

The Honble WILLIAM KEITH, Esqr. Lieut. Govr.
Jonathan Dickinson,
Isaac Norris,

Robert Assheton.

The Assembly waited on the Governour with two acts, which the Speaker desired the Governour to pass into Laws, vizt: An act Intituled an act for Raising a Supply of One penny per pound & ffour shillings per head; An act for Regulating the Elections of Sherifs and Coroners, which sd. acts the Governour past into Laws; After which the Governour made the following speech:

Mr. Speaker & Gentlemen of the Assembly:

I Received a very affectionate address from your House for which I heartly thank you, and the Generous acknowledgement you have been pleased to make of my Late Endeavours to serve this Countrey, Cannot but Greatly Encourage me Diligently to Carry on the same Publick service in all its parts, Your dutifull Expressions of Loyalty and Affection to the King & Royal ffamily, shall be Carefully represented by me to his Majesty and his servants in the Ministry; and while the spirit of unanimity, and so amiable a Temper with Respect to Government is Continued and preserved amongst you, I will take upon me to say, that you may be ffirmly assur'd of the Kings ffavourable Countenance and Gracious Condescention in all your applications to the Throne.

Gent. Since you have Observed to me, that it will be Inconvenient for you to Enter upon any business now which may detain you from your urgent affairs at this time in the Country, I can't but Condescend that you make such an Adjournment as you think will best suite with the season of the year, for I shall still have a great Regard to the Opinion, as well as to the advantage and Ease of so good an Assembly.

The Speaker desir'd that the Governour would be pleased to Issue Out Commissions of the peace for the Respective Counties of this Province, the Courts being nigh at hand, and that he wou'd Expedite the Tryal of the Criminals in the County of Chester, and acquainted the Governour that the House Intended to Adjourn to the-&-, & Desired to know if the time of Adjournment any wise Interferr'd with the Governours affairs.

To which the Governr. answered, that the Comissions of Peace for each County shou'd be Issued out Immediately, and that to the time of their Adjournment he had no objection.

At a Council at Philadia., y° 26th August, 1717.

PRESENT:

The Honble WILLIAM KEITH, Esqr., Leivt. Gov.

William Trent,

Richard Hill,
Isaac Norris,

Jonathan Dickinson,
James Logan,

Robert Assheton.

The Governour proceeded with the advice of the Council to nominate persons to fill up the Comission of Peace for the County of Chester, & produced a list of names recommended to him by the Assembly, which was read & approved off, and it is Ordered that a Commission be forthwith Issued out.

At a Council at Philadia., yo 1st September, 1717.

PRESENT:

The Honble WILLIAM KEITH, Esqr., Leivt. Govr.

William Trent,

Isaac Norris,

Anthony Palmer,
Robert Assheton.

James Logan.

The Governour Proceeded with advice of the Council to nominate Persons To fill up the Commission of Peace for the County of Philadia., and the persons following were appointed, vizt: Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, James Logan, Anthony Palmer, Nathan Stanbury, Edward ffarmer, Rowland Ellis, Benjamin Vinning, Josiah Rolfe, John Swift, Robert Jones, Clement Plumsted, Morris Morris, also the Mayor and Recorder of the City of Philadia. for the time being, and a Comission was Order'd to be drawn directed to the sd. persons to pass the Great Seal.

At a Council at Philadia., y 17th Septemr., A°. 1717.

PRESENT:

The Honble WILLIAM KEITH, Esqr., Leivt. Govr.

Jasper Yeates,

Richard Hill,

Isaac Norris,

Samuel Preston,

Jonathan Dickinson,

James Logan,

Anthony Palmer,

Robert Assheton.

The Governour proceeded with the advice of the Council to nominate Persons to fill up the Comission of Peace, for the County of Bucks, & the persons following were appointed. vizt: Joseph Kirkbride, Jeremiah Langhorn, Thos. Stevenson, Thos. Watson, Everard Boulton, Thomas Watson of Buckingham, William Biles, Anthony Burton, John Snowdon, Joseph Bond, John Hall and Christopher Vansent, &a Comission is order'd to be drawn, immediately to pass the Great Seal.

The Governour acquainted the Board that the Speaker of the As sembly had presented him a Bill drawn upon the Treasurer for fforty pounds, payable to such person as the Governour shou'd appoint