54 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

U.K.

Journal
1659-69
p. 271

Indians killed for which they threaten a Revenge but haue
been kept from itt as they say in hope of having sattisfaccon
Wee doe humbly pray that this hono^ble Assembly would take
itt into their serious Consideracon that search may be made
for the murtherers & sattisfaccon given for the prevencon of
the Iffusion of Christian blood
And they shall pray &c.

Vpon the petⁿ abouesaid This howse doe thinke itt fitt that
the Com^rs of Baltemore County doe make Enquiry after the
death of the two Indians in this petⁿ menconed & reporte the
matter of fact to the next Pro^all Court, And that the sd Pro^all
Court be impowred by this Assembly to proceed according to
justice & articles w^th the sd Indians made at Delaware.
Which order aforesd was sent to the lower howse who re-
turn'd it Endorsed viz^t

The lower howse doe Concurr with the Vpper howse in this
matter W^m Bretton Clk.

Then came M^r Coursey and M^r Lloyd with The Reporte of
the Comittee appoynted by both howses of this assembly for
the amendm^t of the Act for quietting possOns. (viz^t)

Jmp^r As to the first parte of his Lop? excepcons in relacon
to Orphans it is most certaine that the Orphant of the Devizee
will be most wronged His predecessors haue bona fide payd
for the same & by this reason is answered the generall excep-
cons of his Lop? (vizt) that there would haue greater inconve-
niences hapned in case such course had not been taken.
Though wee grant that as to the Rule of the Lawe of Eng-
land it may seeme some thing strange, though at that tyme to
our owne quiett & the justnes of the generall Cause of our
Country wee found it good reason) Except that parte of his
Lop^s excepcons in the lands held by pattent which wee doe
humbly present to the two howses for amendm^t & that it may
be mended in these termes.) Provided that this lawe nor any
thing therein contayned barr not the Lord Prop^r &c for their
Clayme to any lands in this Province whatsoever
signed Ed Lloyd.

p. 272

The lower howse doe Concurr with the Reporte of the
Comittee as touching the Act of Quieteing possons.
W^m Bretton Clk.

This howse doe judge it very convenient that seaven coppys
of the lawes made this Assembly be fairely transcribed into
parchm^t & pass vnder the greate seale of the Province to be
sent to the seuerall respectiue Countys to the End that all the
good people of this Province may haue sufficient notice of them
& that the hono^ble the Chancellor be desired to take care to see