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ungrate full Wretch, who not only hath made a Trade of the
Spoils he received of the Indians that have Yearly Robbed us
but by their Means hath also had the Command of any Mans
Life in this Province that he desired to have taken away, This
and some Small Charge the Province hath been at for the
Security of the Pisscattaway Indians during the late Agency
is the only Matter I have to Offer to your Considerations,
Therefore you have now Leave to repair to the Court house
to Choose your Speaker, having by Commission Appointed
Thomas Grunwin your Clerk
They Accordingly go together to Choose their Speaker
John Saxon is Appointed Door keeper to this house
The Members of the Lower house come and present Coll:
Philemon LLoyd for thir Speaker who after having Disabled
himself as uncapable to Manage so great a Charge, and
prayed a New Election, is approved of and the Choice Con-
firmed by his Lordship; The Speaker prays the freedom of
Speech in their house and Other their Antient Priviledges may
be Continued unto them, which his Lordship did Assure them
should be allowed them as formerly had been; They return to
their House—
This house Adjourns for an hour
Mett again according to Adjournment
Present as before—
Adjourn till to Morrow Morning Nine of the Clock—

October 27th 1682 Upper house Mett—

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Present
The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
The honourable
Philip Calvert Esq. Chan^r Coll: Henry Darnall
Coll Thomas Tailler Coll William Stevens
Coll: Henry Coursey Coll William Digges
Coll Vincent Lowe Major Nicholas Sewall

The house proceeds to reading the Articles of Peace made
Lately with the Northern Indians together with the Several
Letters and Papers relating thereunto
M^r Robert Carvile and M^r Thomas Burford Members of the
Lower house by Leave of their house Come and pray the
hearing before his Lordship and Councill of some Matter in
difference between John Richardson and John Stevens for
whom the said Carvile and Burford Appear as Attorneys
which is Granted, and
This house Adjourn for an hour to the Council—

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