Treaty of Portsmouth, 1713, continued from page one:

"...and all other their lawful liberties and privileges, as on the eleventh day of August, in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and ninety-three.

That for mutual safety and benefit, all trade and commerce which hereafter may be allowed betwixt the English and Indians shall be in such places and under such management and regulations as shall be stated by Her Majesty's Governments of the said provinces respectively. And to prevent mischiefs and inconveniences the Indians shall not be allowed, for the present, and until they have liberty from the respective Governments, to come near to any of English plantations or settlements on this side of Saco River.

That if any controversy or difference at any time hereafter happen to arise betwixt any of the English or Indians, for any real or supposed wrong or injury done on the one side or the other, no private revenge shall be taken by the Indians for the same, but proper application shall be made to Her Majesty's Government, upon the place, for remedy thereof, in our course of justice, we hereby submitting ourselves to be ruled and governed by Her Majesty's laws, and desire to have the protection and benefit of same.

We confess that we have, contrary to all faith and justice, broken our articles with Sir William Phipps, Governor, made in the year of our Lord God 1693, and with the Earl of Bellomont, Governor, made in the year of our Lord God 1699, and the assurance we gave to his Excellency, Joseph Dudley, Esq., Governor, in the years of our Lord God 1702, in the month of August, and 1703, in the month of July, notwithstanding we have been well treted by the said Governors. And we resolve for the future not to be drawn into any perfidious treaty or correspondence, to the hurt of any of the subjects of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and if we know of any such we will seasonably reveal it to the English.

Wherefore, we whose names are hereunto subscribed, delegates for the several tribes of the Indians, belonging unto the River of Kenybeck, Amarascogen, St. Johns, Saco, Merrimac, and parts adjacent, being sensible of our great offence and folly in not complying with the aforsaid submission and agreements, and also of the sufferings and mischiefs that we have thereby exposed ourselves unto, do, in humble and submissive manner, cast ourselves upon Her Majesty's mercy for the pardon of our past rebellions, hostilities, and violations of our promises, praying to be received unto Her Majesty's grace and protections. And for and on behalfe of ourselves, and of all other the lndians belonging to the several rivers and places aforesaid, within the sovereignty of Her Majesty of Great Britain, do again acknowledge and profess our hearty and sinceer obedience unto the Crown of Great Britain, and do solemnly renew, ratify, and confirm all and every of the articles and agreements contained in the former and present submission.

This treaty to be humbly laid before Her Majesty, for her ratification and further orders. In witness whereof, we, the delegates aforesaid, by name Kireberuit, Iteansis, and Jackoit for Penobscot, Joseph and Eneas for St. Johns, Waracansit, Wedaranaquin, and Bomoseen for Kennebeck,

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