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some  years  (not  until  September  i6,  1664),  after  other  questions 
had  been  decided."  "  Then  was  taken  into  Consideracon  the  Articles 
of  peace  with  the  Sasquesahanough  Indians  dated  fift  of  July  1652." 
During  the  same  year  that  peace  was  made  with  the  "  Indian  Nation 
of  Sasquesahanough "  trouble  developed  with  the  natives  on  the 
Eastern  Shore,  across  Chesapeake  Bay. 
As  recorded  in  the  Proceedings  of  the  Council,  on  November  25, 
1652,  at  a  Court  held  at  St.  Marys,  an  expedition  was  planned  against 
the  Indians  of  the  Eastern  Shore.  It  was  that  day  "  ordered  and 
appointed  that  Sufficient  forces  be  Speedily  raised  for  a  march 
against  the  Said  Easterne  Shore  Indians,  and  for  that  purpose  every 
Seventh  man  throughout  the  province  is  to  be  pressed  for  this  Service 
..."  Such  an  expedition  was  considered  of  the  utmost  importance 
for  the  safety  of  the  people  of  the  Province,  but  it  was  soon  ascer- 
tained that  the  Indians  on  the  Eastern  Shore  against  whom  the 
expedition  was  directed,  as  well  as  others  living  west  of  the  Chesa- 
peake, had  knowledge  of  the  proposed  invasion.  Consequently,  on 
December  18,  1652,  "  with  divers  other  very  Materiall  reasons  as  the 
danger  of  being  frozen  in  and  otherwise  ",  it  was  decided  to  defer 
"  the  designe  till  a  more  Seasonable  time  and  opportunity." 
On  May  2,  1661,  the  General  Assembly,  as  recorded  in  the  Pro- 
ceedings, feared  the  invasion  by  Indians  from  the  north.  Both  houses 
assented  to — 
An  acte  Impowring  the  Governor  and  Councell  to  Rayse  forces  and  mayn- 
tayne  a  warre  without  the  Province  and  to  ayde  the  Sasquehannough  Indians. 
Whereas  it  doth  appeare  to  this  prsent  Generall  Assembly  that  this  Province 
is  in  Eminent  danger  by  a  warre  begun  in  itt  by  some  forreigne  Indians  as  it 
hath  been  made  appeare  by  credible  informacon  given  of  a  person  lately  killd 
and  of  others  that  are  probably  cutt  off  by  these  forreign  Indians.  And  that 
in  humane  probabillity  our  neighbour  Indians  the  Sasquehannoughs  are  a  Bull- 
warke  and  Security  of  the  Northerne  parts  of  this  Province.  And  that  by 
former  treatyes  with  that  nacon  they  have  very  much  assured  us  of  their 
affeccons  and  friendship  And  that  they  expected  the  like  from  us  .  .  . 
That  same  month  peace  was  renewed  between  the  people  of  Mary- 
land and  the  Indians,  but  this  was  distinct  from  the  document  dated 
July  1652  and  again  September  16,  1664.  It  is  presented  in  the  Pro- 
ceedings of  the  Council,  and  reads  in  part :  "  Articles  of  peace  and 
amity  concluded  on  the  behalf e  of  the  Lord  Proprietary  of  the 
Province  of  Maryland  and  the  Sasqsahannough  Indians  at  a  treaty 
begun  at  Spes  Utia  the  i6th  Day  of  May  1661   ..." 
"  Archives  of  Maryland.    Proceedings  and  Acts  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
Maryland,   1637- 1664.    Maryland    Hist.    Soc,   Baltimore,   1883. 
