16 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

Ordered that the heads of the Indians Speech be sent to the
Lower house & that they be desired to be ready for a Confer-
ence with this House by three of the Clock this Afternoon
against which time they may digest into writing any thing they
have to object against the particulars desired or the Persons
desiring Who will be present at the Conference and do further
order that the great Room where the Court is kept be pre-
pared against three of the Clock for the Conference of both
houses with the Indians

p. 87

Ordered that Col Evans deliver the Indian Speech to the
Lower House so soon as the Lower House Sitts

The House Adjourned till One of the Clock after Dinner

And the House met again, being all Present
as before except M^r Trueman & the Chancellour

And according to the former Order Col W^m Evans went to
the Lower House & carryed the heads of the Indians Speech
with the Order of this House upon it, Who returned again &
said that the Lower House would send them an answer by a
messenger immediately
Then came a Member from the Lower House who did
declare to his Lordship that the time by the order afore-
mentioned which Col. W^m Evans did carry to the Lower House
was expired & therefore did desire that his Lordship would
be pleased to give them longer time to consider concerning the
Indian Conference than was expressed in that said Order which
was accordingly Granted by his Lordship, & the House
appointed to morrow morning ten of the Clock against which
time Notice was given to the said Interpreter to attend
Then came a Member from the Lower House to desire the
meaning of two Clauses in the heads of the Indians Speech
which was sent accordingly to them and are as followeth viz.
Death or Injury ; was that they did desire that as the English
have Laws written which they understand so upon the Agree-
ment now to be made they do desire that they may have a stick
or some such thing marked with a black Character which they
may shew to their people & tell them that that signifys that
there is a Law made by Agreement that whosoever from hence-
forth shall kill a Man shall dye for it & so for other agreements
either with red or white Characters
As to the man alledged to be killed they intended the man
killed at the head of Port Tob. Creek upon Col Fowks' Land
about a Week after the murther of M^rs Langworth's Children
for which they formerly desired One hundred & twenty Arms
Length of Roaneeke satisfaction protesting withall that they
will not accept of any thing hereafter for the life of a Man but