494 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676.

U. H.

Journal
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On Saturday May 2y^th The house mett in the afternoone

P^rsent The R^t Hono^ble The L^d Proprietary The Hono^ble Chan-
cello^r and Secretary Cott Sam^ll Chew Coll Jesse Wharton Coll
Thomas Taillor

Majo^r Thomas Truman haveing due Notice given him on
Thursday last, To prepare for his Tryall this afternoon being
Called did make his appeareance, and the articles of Impeachm^t
ag^t the said Majo^r Thomas Truman being Read and after this
The Seav^ll Depositions annexed thereto w^ch alsoe were Sworne
to by the Seav^ll and Respective Depon^ts in the p^rsence and hear-
ing of the Said Majo^r Thomas Truman M^r Kenelme Chisledyne
his Lo^ps Attorney Gen^ll M^r Rob^t Carvile Collonel W^m Burges and
M^r W^m Stephens According to a preceeding order of the Lower
house did Mannage the Said Jmpeachm^t and Urge the Seav^ll

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evidences ag^t the Said Major Truman And the Said Majo^r by
M^r Benjamin Rozier [his] Councell Assigned him did Confesse
the Same and [Declared] th^t the Said Majo^r did noe way in-
tend to St[and upon] his Justification After which Confession
[and] declaracon The Said Majo^r by his Said [Council] did
Humbly pray th^t this house would [Admitt the] Reading of a
Certaine paper Which the [said Major said] he hoped would
Somewhat Extinuate & [Mitigate] the Crimes before by him
Confessed Soe that they Should not appeare Soe greivous and
Enormous as in the Said Jmpeachm^t They were held forth to
be And the Said Major Thomas Truman by his Said Counc^ll
was admitted to make his defence Whereupon and Upon full
hearing on both Sides and after Reading of the Said Majors
Comission & instructions from his Lop and Councell it was put
to the question Whether Majo^r Thomas Truman be guilty of
the Jmpeachment Exhibited ag^t him by the Lower house and
Voted Nemine Contradicente that the Said Majo^r Thomas Tru-
man is guilty of the first Article of the Jmpeachm^t for Com-
anding five of the s^d Susquehannoughs th^t Came out to treat
With him to be put To death Contrary to the Law of Nations
and the Second Article of his Jnstructions by Which he was
ordered to entertaine any Treaty with the Said Susquehan-
noughs
Signed &c

Vpon Which Vote it was ordered th^t a Messenng^r be Set
from this house to the Lower house to desire them to draw Up
a Bill of Attainder ag^t the Said Majo^r Thomas Truman

Ordered That M^r Swythnne Wells be hereby Jmpowred to
Presse a Horse and Necessary furniture for Speedy and expe-
ditious Service of the Countrey
Signed &c.