Leeward Maroons Articles of Agreement (TNA CO 137 56)

Articles of Agreement betwixt Coll: Guthre Lieut Saddler & Capt Cajoe 1st That hostilitys shall cease on both sides forever 2 That the sd Capt Cajoe the rest of his captains adherents & men shall be forever hereafter in a perfect state of freedom & liberty excepting those that have been taken by them or fled to them within two years last past if such are willing to return to there so masters or owners with full pardon & undemnety from there sd masters or owners for what is past provided always that if they are not willing to return they shall remain in subjection to Capt Cajoe & in friendship with us according to the form & tenor of this treaty. 3rd That they shall enjoy & possess for themselves & posterity forever all the lands situate & lying betwixt Trelawny town & the cockpits for the amount of 1500 acres bearing North west from the sd Trelawny town 4th That they shall have liberty to plant the sd lands at the coffee cocoa ginger tobacco and cotton & to bred cattle hogs goats or any other stock & dispose of the produce or increase of the sd commoditys to the inhabitants of this island provided always that when they bring the sd commoditys to market they shall apply first to the custos or any other magistrate of the respective parishes where they expose the goods to sale for a license to vend the same 5th That Capt Cajoe & all the captains adherents & people now in subjection to him shall all live together witin the bounds of Trelawny town & that they have liberty to Hunt where they shall think fitt except within 3 miles of any settlement crawl or pen provided always that in case the Hunters of Capt Cajoe & those of other settlements meet then the hogs to be equaly divided between both partys 6th That the sd Capt Cajoe & his successors do use their best indeavours to take kill suppress or destroy either by themselves or jointly with any other number of men commanded on that service by this excellency the governor or commander in chief for the time being all rebels wheresoever they be throughout this island unless they submitt to the same terms of accommodation granted to Capt Cajoe and his successors 7th That in case this island be invaded by any foreign enemy the sd Capt Cajoe & his successors herin after named or to the appointed shall then upon notice given immediately repair to any place the governor for the time being shall appoint in order to repell the sd invaders with his or their utmost force & to submitt to the orders of the commander in chief on that occasion