450 Assembly Proceedings, February 1674/5.

L. H.

Journal
original

ffeb.
before and the Comittee.

Cap^t Boarman as a messenger to this house to Know
the sussequehannoughs a place at the head of Pato-
meke a dayes Jou ve the falls, or to remaine where they
are or Else where.
The Act for Regulating Clerkes ffees read and passed.
Comittee came in and the Jndian busines debated.
Voted this house thinke it Convenient that the Gou^rno^r
apointe the said Jndians a place a day two or three dayes Jour-
ney above the falls of Patomeke, to Remaine theire During his
pleasure.
The votes of the two howses in October 1671 touching offi-
cers pay being drawen ou the Journal to be sent to the
upp house in the afternoone, ember of this house, to
Know if the upp house are of the same they were then,
if so that it may be incerted in the Law to Empo Gou-
no^r and Council to lay the Leavy one yeare to Defray the
Charge e warre.
An Act for such psons who in Conscience are not free
to sweare in cases of nd Adm^rs Read, and passed.
M^r Chew from house with a pap (vizt)

Upp house of Assembly 18^th day of ffebruary.

Some of the greate me the sussequehannoughs were
this day admitted into this house, and being asked their busi-
nes they desired to Know what parte of the Province should

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for the future be allotted for them to Occ but before this
house will retorne them an answere answere it is thought fit
advice and opinions
for a
Clke

Voted that the Gou^rno^r 11s of Patome to the
former vote
Came M^r Taylo^r f formes this ho the susseque-
hanno this year the other Jndian nee with
a and the next ye ovince.
Jt is the opin that should the Sussequehannough
ongest the Respective freind Jndian Nation it may quence
to the Province in gen^rall.
First. That their living amongest them ould them so
to their owne future Designes, that it will inevitably pve
p^rjudicial to the Province in gen^rall.
Secondly. This house hath reason to suspect that the
designe of the Sussequehannoughs in coming amongest the
English and darning the pteccon from them may be out of