Assembly Proceedings, September 1664. 525

Then came from the lower howse Cap^t Thomas Stockett
with the Acts which were sent to the lower howse with
amendm^ts with the lower howse their Assent therevnto.
Then came Cap^t Nicholas Gwyther from the lower howse
with an Act intituled an Act for preservacon of the Articles
made with the Sasquesahannoughs which was read and amended
and sent to the lower howse for their Consideracon.

Then the Sherriff returnd his writt ag^t M^r Thomas Gerrard
ad audiendum Errores inter Causa Marmaduke Snowe pit and
the s^d Tho: Gerrard def^t (Executed)
Then M^r Thomas Gerrard made his appearance according to
his tyme appoynted in the warr^t

And the howse ajourned till
Munday morn. 9 of the Clock

Munday 19^th Sep^t 1664

Present Charles Calvert Esq^r Leiutenn^t Gener^ll Philip Calvert
Esq^r deputy Leivtenn^t & Chancello^r Jerome White Henry Cour-
sey Baker Brooke Ed Lloyd Coll W^m Evans and Nath Vty
Esq^rs

Then was calld M^r Snowe and M^r Gerrard who made their
appearance

Then was read the petⁿ of Marmaduke Snowe and his Errors
after which Thomas Notley the Attorney of the s^d Gerrard
desired a coppy of the petⁿ and Errors and tyme till to morrow
morn, to putt in his answere.
whereupon Itt is ordered that a Coppy of the petⁿ and
Errors be given to the def^t and that he have clay to give in his
answere till to morrow morn 9 of the Clock.

U. H.

Journal
1659-69

Then came a Member from the lower howse & desired to
haue the answere of this howse to the second p te of the paper
sent by them to this howse Sep^t 17^th relateing to the appoyntm^t
of Coll Vty and others to treate with the Sasquesahanough
Indians &c.
Whereupon the howse return'd this answere vizt. This howse
doth conceive th^t itt lyes in the Governors brest with the advice
of the Councell to appoynte such and soe many as they shall
thinke fitt to treate w^th the Sasqsahanoughs as occasion shall
require And that an Act is not att all needefull in that behalfe
but that the Governor and Councell will take care that fitt
persons be appoynted in that County as occasion shall require
John Gittings Clre.

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