72 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.
Journal
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Vppon this Petⁿ Ordered th^t the Petⁿ bee p^rsented to the
Vpper howse tomorrow morning, uppon the conference of
this howse w^th them. And th^t the Leiu^t Grall bee requested
to demand of the Doage Jndians (who are esteemed to bee
murtherers of the Pet^rs Wife & Child according to this Petⁿ)
or other Jndians deputed for them to giue answere to the
Contents of this Petⁿ
Signed Will^m Bretton Clk

The former Committe went againe uppon their Charge

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M^r Speaker sent the Clk of this howse unto the Office, to
fetch the last Assembly's Lower howse Journall. the
Clerke of the office went to the Leiu^t Grall of this
howse. who made answere (as hee supposes) as att his
howse att for it, & it should bee ready here
Then motioned by M^r Speaker motion made the Last
Assembly to the Journal of the Lower howse used.
And whither it the better assertay
Jn the affirmative
M^r Edward Lloyd
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dians Proposalls understood not. (viz^t
The meaning of the Jndians touching the Black or Red
signe signifying Death or Jniury, was th^t they did desyre.
That as the English haue Lawes written w^ch they understood,
Soe uppon the Agreemen^ts now to bee made. They doe
desyre That they may haue a Stick or some such thing
marked w^th a black Character, w^ch they may shew to their poe-
ple, & tell them, That that signifies, that there is a Law made
by Agreem^t, That whosoeu^r shall from henceforth kill a man,
shall dye for it. And soe for other agreem^ts eyther w^th Red
or white Characters.
As to the man alleeged to bee killed. They intended the
man killed att the head of Portobacco Creek uppon Co^ll ffowke
his Land ; about a wccke after the Murther of M^r Langworth's
children, ffor w^ch they formerly desyred six score Armes length
of Roanoke satisfaction: Protesting w^th all, that they will nott
accept of any thing hereafter
John Gittings Clk.

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w^ch This howse resolue to debate thereon in
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red. That Certaine Reasons or Obiec- propo-
salls, bee drawne up, & debated as to the ffirst.

Speech to the Vpper howse.

idle discourse as well of English
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