Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 349

The House met Present as in the Morning w^th M^r Truman

Upon the Message sent last from the Lower house about
the Appointing sixe members to meet to morning w^th such as
this house should appoint about the drawing a list of Lawes
out of those of England &c. This House Resolves th^t the
Hon^ble Chancel^or Thomas Truman Esq Samuel Chew Esq &
D^r Jesse Wharton be appointed by this House to meet & Joyne
w^th those to be appointed by the Lower house to morrow
morning at eight of the Clock in the inner roome of the Upper
house
Mr Darnel sent w^th the Resolve of the Lower house th? all
Persons employing Jndians to kill Wolves shall be allowed the
same encouragem^t th^t other Persons have who kill wolves
themselves, & th^t his Excelencie be desired That this Vote
when Entered on record in both Houses may be a sufficient
License to anie persons to employ Jndians to kill Wolves &

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th^t his Excelency would be Pleased to Transmit his Pleasure
herein to this house
M^r Darnel Sent w^th the Message following from the [Lower]
House viz^t This house Concurres w^th the Upper [house in
their] Vote as to time & Place & doe appoint M^r Rob^t Carvile
[M^r] Philemon Loyd M^r Henrie Adams Mr John Vanhack
[Mr] William Hatton & D^r Jo. Waterton members of [this
house] to wait on the Hon^ble Chancelor & the rest of the
members [to] make up a Comittee to Consider of the busines
above recited
Signed by ord^r
Rob^t Ridgeley Clerke

His Excelency doth by Baker Brooke Esq^r signifie his
Pleasure to the Lower house th^t the Vote touching the En-
couragement of Persons Employing the Jndians to kill Wolves
be [recor]ded in both Houses & th? the Record thereof be a
sufficient [Licence] to anie Person to Employ Jndians to kill
Wolves
Voted by this House th? the Lower House be requested to
[pre]pare a Bill enjoyning the repaire of the high ways at M^r
Aliens mill at the head of Wickcocomico to be done at the
Equall Charge of both Counties of S^t Maries & Charles County
& Likewise for a Bridge to be made over the Maine Swamp
of Saccaia, the same being Conceaved very Comodious for all
Persons Traveling from the Upper Parts of Charles Countie to
S^t Maries but especially for the Sherrifs & other Persons who
are Comanded by his Lop. Writts to make their appearance at
the Pro^all C^ts w^ch they are utterly disabled to doe upon any
great Raines & flowing of the ffreshes thereby in the other way
Signed by ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clerke.

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