82 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.

Journal
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howse p^rsent (Except those ffowre of the Com-
mittee)
M^r Henry Coursey came from the Vpper howse and signi-
fyed to the Speaker th^t the Leiu^t. Grall desyred That this howse
would appoynt & nominate certaine Members of this howse
to debate w^th the Vpper howse in a Committee Touching the
Indian busines.
M^r Speaker answered That this howse was ready to attend,
if the Leiu^t Grall please to appoynt time & place.
M^r Henry Coursey returnes, & certifies the Speaker, That the
office Chamber should bee the place for their meeting.
Then Ordered that the Members here undernominated
repayre to the Office Chamber, & there Joyne themselves w^th
those Members of the Vpper howse appoynted by the Leiu^t
Grall for the settling of the Indian busines, yesterday agreed
uppon by a Grand Committee of both howses. That is to say,
M^r Richard Preston, Will^m Caluert Esqr, Cap^t James Neale,
M^r Robert Slye, M^r Richard Beard, and M^r Zachary Wade.
This Order drawne out fayre, was declared to the fores^t
Members by order of the Speaker, & whole house, & signed.
Will^m Bretton Clk

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M^r Baker Brooke came from the Vpper howse taine
paper to this howse in these words
The Vpper howse doe thinke th^t of Lead, 140 snap-
hance Musketts Bullett moulds, the Cuttlaxes & be-
prouided as a Magazine to bee from the Lower
howse is propownded now for the 1^st proportion of Arm-
Brooke. To bee pay^d by the price currant. And
th^t the s^d Char- ditt from the Gouernor & Spea
tule, to procure the s^d quant-
And in
[One line missing]
Letter of Creditt passage.
The Committee for preparing & drawing up of Bills, by Mr
Speaker's order being sent for, make their appearance in the
howse
And uppon Returne of the Committee afores^d, That paper
being againe read in the howse & debated, Touching the Mag-
azine.
The Lower howse doe Judge it more proper th^t the Leiu^t
Grall & Councell draw the Letters of Credence, for Mr.
Charles Brooke, for the procuring the Armes & ammunition
proposed, according to the answere of the Vpper howse. And
that then the Gou^r, and Speaker signe them in the behalfe of
the whole Province.
Will^m Bretton Clk.