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At a councill held in Boston August the 30th 1675
At a councill held in Boston August the 30th 1675
The councill judging it of absolute nescesity for security of the English and indians in Amyty with us, that  they bee resteyned  their usual commerce, with the English & hunting in the woods during the time of hostility with those that are our enemies, do order that all those Indians, that are desirous to aprove them selves faithfull to the English bee confyned to the severall places, under writen, until the councill [[shal?]]  take further order & that they so order the setting of their wigwams that they may stand compact in some one place, of their plantations, respectively, where it may bee best for their owne provision, & defence, & that none of them do presume to travaile above one [[?]] the center of such their dwellings unles in company of some English man in company on perill of beeing taken as our enimies, or their [[?]] And in case any of them bee taken without the limmots afforesaid exept as above said, & do loose their lines or bee otherwise damnified by English or indians. the councill do herby declare that they shal acount themselves wholy innocent, & their blood or other damage, by them susyeyned wil be upon their owne heads, Also it shal not bee lawfull for any indians yt are now in Amyty with us to enter [[?]] any strainge indians or to receive any of our enimy plunder butr shall from time to time make discovery thereof to some English, that shall bee appointed for yt end to sojorne with them on penalty of beeing ^ acounted our enimy & bee proceded against as such. Also wheras it is the manner of the heathen that are now in hostility with us, contrary to the practise of civil nations, to execute their bloody insulencies, by stealths & skulking in small parties, declineing all upon decision of the controversy, either by treaty or by the sword: The afforesaid it shal be lawfull for any person whether English or Indian [[words crossed out]] that shall find any indian travaling in any of owr townes or woods, contrary to the lymitts, above named to comand them under their gaurd, and examination or to kill or destroy them
The councill judging it of absolute nescesity for security of the English and indians in Amyty with us, that  they bee resteyned  their usual commerce, with the English & hunting in the woods during the time of hostility with those that are our enemies, do order that all those Indians, that are desirous to aprove them selves faithfull to the English bee confyned to the severall places, under writen, until the councill [[shal?]]  take further order & that they so order the setting of their wigwams that they may stand compact in some one place, of their plantations, respectively, where it may bee best for their owne provision, & defence, & that none of them do presume to travaile above one [[?]] the center of such their dwellings unles in company of some English man in company on perill of beeing taken as our enimies, or their [[?]] And in case any of them bee taken without the limmots afforesaid exept as above said, & do loose their lines or bee otherwise damnified by English or indians. the councill do herby declare that they shal acount themselves wholy innocent, & their blood or other damage, by them susyeyned wil be upon their owne heads, Also it shal not bee lawfull for any indians yt are now in Amyty with us to enter [[?]] any strainge indians or to receive any of our enimy plunder butr shall from time to time make discovery thereof to some English, that shall bee appointed for yt end to sojorne with them on penalty of beeing ^ acounted our enimy & bee proceded against as such. Also wheras it is the manner of the heathen that are now in hostility with us, contrary to the practise of civil nations, to execute their bloody insulencies, by stealths & skulking in small parties, declineing all upon decision of the controversy, either by treaty or by the sword: The afforesaid it shal be lawfull for any person whether English or Indian [[words crossed out]] that shall find any indian travaling in any of owr townes or woods, contrary to the lymitts, above named to comand them under their gaurd, and examination or to kill or destroy them as they best may or can:  The council Henby declareing that it wil be willing to surrender them [[?]] into custody. The places of the indians residence are. Naticke, Punqaupog, Nashobah, wamesit & Hassanamisit. And if there bee any that belong to other [[?]] they are to repaire to som one of those. By the Councill Edward Rawson Secretary.

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15 At a councill held in Boston August the 30th 1675 The councill judging it of absolute nescesity for security of the English and indians in Amyty with us, that they bee resteyned their usual commerce, with the English & hunting in the woods during the time of hostility with those that are our enemies, do order that all those Indians, that are desirous to aprove them selves faithfull to the English bee confyned to the severall places, under writen, until the councill shal? take further order & that they so order the setting of their wigwams that they may stand compact in some one place, of their plantations, respectively, where it may bee best for their owne provision, & defence, & that none of them do presume to travaile above one ? the center of such their dwellings unles in company of some English man in company on perill of beeing taken as our enimies, or their ? And in case any of them bee taken without the limmots afforesaid exept as above said, & do loose their lines or bee otherwise damnified by English or indians. the councill do herby declare that they shal acount themselves wholy innocent, & their blood or other damage, by them susyeyned wil be upon their owne heads, Also it shal not bee lawfull for any indians yt are now in Amyty with us to enter ? any strainge indians or to receive any of our enimy plunder butr shall from time to time make discovery thereof to some English, that shall bee appointed for yt end to sojorne with them on penalty of beeing ^ acounted our enimy & bee proceded against as such. Also wheras it is the manner of the heathen that are now in hostility with us, contrary to the practise of civil nations, to execute their bloody insulencies, by stealths & skulking in small parties, declineing all upon decision of the controversy, either by treaty or by the sword: The afforesaid it shal be lawfull for any person whether English or Indian words crossed out that shall find any indian travaling in any of owr townes or woods, contrary to the lymitts, above named to comand them under their gaurd, and examination or to kill or destroy them as they best may or can: The council Henby declareing that it wil be willing to surrender them ? into custody. The places of the indians residence are. Naticke, Punqaupog, Nashobah, wamesit & Hassanamisit. And if there bee any that belong to other ? they are to repaire to som one of those. By the Councill Edward Rawson Secretary.