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That they were not then ready to give an answer 

 to all that he said to them, but that now they would 

 speak freely from the bottom of their hearts, and their 

 friends might depend on not having words only, but 

 their truest inward sentiments without reserve : and then 

 they laid down a bundle of undressed deer skins. 



That Col. French and those with him told them from 

 the Governor that the message the Governor sent them, 

 and the advice he gave them, ivere from his heart and for 

 their good, and they would as freely speak from their 

 hearts. The Governor advised them to go out no more 

 to war, nor to join with any of the Five Nations, or 

 others that went out for that purpose, but to live at 

 peace with all people, and if any prisoners were brought 

 to their towns, they should not suffer them to be burned 

 or tortured. That though some of their people were 

 killed once or again, yet they should not go out, but bear 

 it, but the third time they might all go out as one man 

 together ; that this they thought was somewhat too hard 

 upon them, if they must be as prisoners at home, and 

 could not go to meet their enemies that came against 

 them; that when Governor Penn first held councils 

 with them, he promised them so much love and friend- 

 ship that he would not call them brothers, because 

 brothers might differ, nor children, because these might 

 offend and require correction, but he would reckon them 

 as one body, one blood, one heart and one head; that 

 they always remembered this, and should on their parts 

 act accordingly ; that five of the old men who were at 

 those comicils were hving; these were removed, and 

 those who were then very young are now grown up to 

 succeed, but transmitted it to their children, and they and 

 all theirs should remember it forever ; that tliey regarded 

 uot reports, or what was said abroad, their head was at 



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