Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 357

Supplicate his Lordship by Peticon th^t he would be Pleased to
Assure his Rents some other way then by Escheating Lands
in soe short a time as three yeares for the Non Paym^t of Rent
& th^t his Lordship would be Pleased to take noe advantage by
anie forfeiture th^t is not actually Escheated allreadie by virtue
of the Law for deserted Plantacons & th^t the Upper house
would be Pleased to Concurre w^th this house therein & th^t his
Excelency be desired untill such time as his Lordships Pleasure

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be knowne therein to Surcease anie further Prosecucon upon
th^t lawe & further th! all Persons may have Liberty to Sue out
their graunts for their Lands the Rights being good though
the Certificate be of never soe long Standing & the Land not
yet actuallie escheated & th^t for the time to come all Instruc-
tions th^t his Lordsh^p shall Please to Transmit to the Govern^r or
other Officers about Land may be Published & Recorded in
the respective County C^rds within Sixe monthes after the s^d In-
structions shall come to the hands of the s^d Govern^r or other
Offic^r
Signed by ord^r
Rob^t Ridgeley Clerke.

The House is Adjourned till Munday
morning 9. of the Clock

Munday the 25^th of May The House met
Present as on Saturday except M^r Truman

Read the first time an Act Entituled an Act declaring how
the C^rts in this Province shall Proceed in Criminall Cases
Passed & Voted th^t this Act be sent to the Lower house to be
Considered of by them & th^t their Concurrence therein be
desired
This House reel by the hands of M^r Hatton & Cap. Boare-
man an Answ^r to their Vote touching land for the Mattapanie
& Patuxon Indians as followeth viz^t The Vote within Speci-
fied being this day read in this house Voted That this House
doe not thinke fitte to Concurre w^th the Upper house in their
Vote as to th^t Land of Billingsleys for the s^d Indians & for
reason for this vote the House doe humbly Offer th^t it is an
Orphans Land & noe Person as yet th^t it can be Purchased of
th? it will make an ill President in the Countrey for the Indians
upon everie small dislike will desire other land to be Purchased
for them
Signed by ord^r
Rob^t Ridgeley Clerke

Read the first time an Act entituled an Act Concerning Or-
dinarie Keepers Passed & voted to be sent downe The Peti-

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