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upon it was the desire of this house th^t the Lower house will
Appoint sometime on Munday morning to Conferre w^th this
house touching the matters Contained in those Papers
Mr Darnell sent to Acquaint this house th^t the Lower house
doe assent to the desire of this house above Specified & doe
desire his Excelency to Signifie the houre & Place
His Excelencie desireth th^t the Conference be at 10. of the
Clock on Munday morning in the Upper house.

The House is Adjourned till 2. of the
Clock in the Afternoone.

The House met Present the Captaine Gen^ll Chancelor
Mr Brookes Mr Truman M^r Chew & Mr Taylor

The Lievten^t Gen^ll haveing Receaved this day a Peticon
Subscribed by some Members of both Houses as allsoe by
severall others of the Countie of S^t Maries & haveing Likewise
Rec^d therew^th an Obligacon signed & Sealed by some of the
Subscribers of the afores^d Peticon for the performance of th^t

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w^ch he Requested upon a vote from the Lower House touching
a State house Office & Prison to be erected of brick at the
Countreys Charge To w^ch Request noe Answr being yet Re-
torned in Writeing the Govern^r therefore hath Considered the
afores^d Peticon & doth Signifie to the Lower house th^t he
makes Choyce of the Towne Land at S^t Maries for the afores^d
Buildings & doth desire th^t the Lower house will proceed in
the Ordering & directing how it shall be Erected & this House
is readie to Joyne w^th them therein
His Excelencie takeing into his serious Consideracon the
Peticon & Mediacon of the Lower house in the behalfe of Pope
Alvey doth Signifie to the Lower house th^t upon their Request
& desire he doth Willinglie Condescend to graunt the s^d Alveys
Peticon & th^t the s^d Alvey sue out his Lo^ps pardon

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

On Munday the ffirst day of June the house met

Present the Captaine Gen^ll Mr Brookes M^r Truman & Mr
Taylor
Upon notice given by this house th? they are Readie to Joyne
in a Conference touching the Indians the Lower house w^th their
Speaker came in to this house & after some debate the Ques-
tion was Put to both houses Whether it be necessarie th^t a
Peace be Concluded betweene the Cynicoes Indians & the
English Resolved in the Affirmative, Nemine Contradicente, &

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