Assembly Proceedings, May—June 1676. 485

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Read the act for Securing Merchts and othrs Tobaccoe after they haue received it and provided the Lower house

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	will allow time till October Come twelve Month for the per- formance This house is willing to passe the Said Act Signed &c Read the Read the 2d time the act agt importacon of Convicted 2d Time [Fell]ones into this province and it is the oppinion of this house tht the last Enacting Clause Ought to preceed the first enacting Clause to make it Cleare and With tht amend- ment This house Will passe the Act Signed &c
	Colonll Wm Burges Mr Robert Carvile Mr Ken [elm] Chisle- dine Mr Wm Stephens &c brough[t in] an Impeachment agt Major Thomas Tru [man] With Seaverall Depositions Relating] Thereto Wch Impeachmo is as followeth To the Right Honoble the [Lord] Proprietary of the Province of [Mary] Land and Avalon Lord Barron of Baltemore [&c.] Articles agt Major Thomas Truman Exhibited by The Lower house of Assembly To the Right Honoble The Lord Proprietary and Vpper house of Assembly Wee yor Lopps most humble true faithfull & obedient people the Burgesses and Delegates in Your Lower house of Assem- bly being Constrained by necessity of our fidelity & Conscience in Vindication of the honor of God and the honor and wellfare of yor Lopp and this Province doe Complaine and Shew tht the said Major Thomas Truman late Comander in Cheif vpon an Expedicon agt the Indians at the Susquehannough forte hath by many and Sundry Wayes and Meanes, Comitted divers and Sundry Enormous Crimes and Offences To the Dishonor of almighty God agt the Law of Nations Contrary to yor Lopps Comission and Instructions and to the great endangering of yor Lops peace and the good and Safty of yor Lops province according to the Articles hereafter mentioned, That is to Say Wee finde upon the Reading Yor Lopps Comission & In- struccons and the Affadavids wch we herewith Send to Yor Lopp & vpper house of Assembly and which we humbly sub mitt to your Lopps examinacon and Serious Consideracon First tht the said Major Thomas Truman hath broken his Comion and Instructions in this, That the said Major Thomas Truman haveing received Six Indians Sent out by the Susque hannoughs as Embassadors to Treat wth him on the Sunday after the arrivall of the Maryland forces, and received their papr and Meddall by which wee finde thr they were received as friends and in amity with vs, and had liberty of goeing bacd	P. 15