THE COUNCIL Iudging it of Absolute necessity for the Security of the English and the Indians that are in Amity with us, that they be Restrained their usual Com­merce with the English, and 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 Approve themselves Faithfull to the English, be confined to their several Plantations under written, untill the Council shall take further Order; and that they so order the setting of their Wigwams that they may stand Compact in some one part of their Plantations respectively, where it may be best for their own Provision and Defence and that none of them do presume to Travaile above one mile from the Center of such these dwellings, unless in Company of some English, or in their Service near their dwellings, and ex­cepting for gathering and fetching in their Corn with one English man, on peril of being taken as our enemies, or their Abettours: And in case that any of them shall be taken without the Li­mits abovesaid, except as abovesaid, and do loose their Lives or be otherwise damnified, by Eng­lish or Indians: The COUNCIL do hereby Declare that they shall account themselves wholly Inno­cent, and their Blood or other dammge (by them susteined) will be upon their own heads.

Also it shall not be lawful for any Indians that are in Amity with us, to entertain any strange Indi­ans, or receive any of cur Enemies Plunder, but shall from time to time make discovery thereof to some English that shall be appointed for that end to sojourn among them, on penalty of being reputed our Ene­mies, and of being liable to be proceeded against as such.

Also whereas it is the manner of the Heathen that are now in Hostility with us, contrary to the pra­ctise of the Civil Nations, to execute their bloody Insolencies by stealth and sculking in small parties, de­clining all open decission of their controversie, either by Treaty or by the Sword,

The Council do therefore Order; That after the Publication of the Provision aforesaid, It shall be lawful for any person whether English or Indian, that shall finde any Indian travelling or skulking in any of our Towns or Woods, contrary to the limits abovenamed, to command them under their Guard, and Examination, or to kill and destroy them as they best may or can. The Council hereby declaring, that it will be most acceptable to them that none be killed or wounded that are willing to surrender them­selves into custody.

The places of the Indians Residencies are Natick, Punquapaog, Nashoba, Wamesit and Hassanemesit: And if there be any that belong to any other Plantations, they are to repair to some one of these.