"Brother: I now look up to where our Maker is, and think there is some darkness still over our heads, so that God can hardly see us, on account of the evil doings of the King over the great waters. All these thick clouds, which have arisen on account of that bad King, I now entirely remove, that God may look and see us in our treaty of friendship, and be a witness to the truth and sincerity of our intentions.
"Four strings of white wampum.
"Brother: As God puts all our hearts right, I now give thanks to God Almighty, to the chief men of the Americans, to my old father the King of France, and to you, Brother, that we can now talk together on friendly terms, and speak our sentiments without interruption.
"Four strings of black and white wampum.
"Brother: You knew me before you saw me, and that I had not drawn away my hand from yours, as I sent you word last year by Captain White Eyes.
"Brother: I look up to Heaven, and call God Almighty to witness to the truth of what I say, and that it really comes from my heart.
"Brother: I now tell you that I have forever thrown off my father the English, and will never give him any assistance; and there are some amongst all the nations that think the same things that I do, and I wish that they would all think so.
"Brother: I cannot answer for all the nations, as I don't know all their thoughts, and will speak only what I am sure of.
"Brother: Listen to me. I love all the nations, and hate none, and when I return home they shall all hear what you say and what is done between us.
"Brother: I have just now told you that I loved all the nations, and I see you raising up the hatchet against my younger Brother, the Shawanese. [FN] I beg of you to stop a little while, as he has never yet heard me; and when he has heard me, if he does not choose to think as we do, I will tell you of it immediately."