c The King, my Matter, being inform'd that the 

 f five Iroquefe Nations have for a long time made 

 € infractions upon the meafures of Peace, order'cJ 

 € me to come hither with a Guard, and to fend 

 ' Akouejfan to the Canton of the Onnot agues y in order 

 € to an Interview with their principal Leaders, in 

 € the Neighbourhood of my Camp. This great 

 c Monarch means, that you and I fhould fmoak to- 

 € gether in the great Calumet of Peace , with the 

 c Provifo, that you ingage in the name of the 

 € Tfonnontouansy Goyoguans, Onnot agues, Onnoyoutes, and 



* Agnies, to make reparation to his Subjects, and to 

 € be guilty of nothing for the future, that may oc- 

 € cafion a fatal rupture. 



* ThtTfonnontQuanSy Goyogouans, Onnot agues ^Onmy- 

 € outes and Agnies> have ftrip'd, rob'd, and abus'd 

 € all the Foreft- Rangers, that traveled in the way 

 c of Trade to the Country of the iBikefe, of the 



* Oumamls, and of feveral other Nations, who are 

 € my Matters Children. Now this ufage being in 

 f high violation of the Treaties of Peace concluded 

 € with my Predeceffor , I am commanded to de- 



* mand Reparation, and at the fame time to de- 

 € clare, that in cafe of their refufal to comply with 

 ? my demands, or of relapfing into the like Robbe- 



* ries, War is pofitively proclaim'd. 



€ The Warrioursof thefefive Nations have intro- 

 I duc'd the Englijh to the Lakes, belonging to the 

 r King my Matter, and into the Country of thofe 



* Nations to whom my Matter is a Father : This 



* they have done with a defign to ruine the Com* 

 $ merce of his Subjeds, and to oblige thefe Nati* 

 € ons to depart from their due Allegiance; not- 

 l withftanding the Remonftranccs of the late Go- 



This Colier makes my words good. 



€ vernor 



