92 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.
Journal 1666

returnes & Certifyes M^r Speaker ffiue p^rticulars :
& allso gyuen him in Charge, touching the Vpper
howses answere afores?

The howse adiorned byM^r Speaker till 2 a Clock
after noone.

ffriday 2 a Clock after noone.

The howse called all present (Except those ffowre Members
of the Committee, & M^r Richard Preston as afore.
M^r Edward Lloyd came from the Vpper howse Certifying
Mf Speaker th^t the Leiu? Grall & Councell are intended to read
ouer & Conclude the Articles agreed on w^th the Indians. And
whither this howse please to bee all there, or appoynt some
Certaine p^rticular Members only, to ioyne w^th the Vpper howse
for the dispatch of that busines, yea or noe?
M^r Speaker made answere That the whole howse were ready
to giue their attendance when ever the Leiu^t Grall should
signify soe much to them.
Co^ll Will^m Euans instantly thereuppon came & certifyed Mr
Speaker, th^t the Leiu^t Grall is now ready desyring their assist-
ance & p^rsence

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And then the whole howse departed to
After some space This howse ret
M^r Speaker brought downe w^th him the Confirmation
of the Articles of ring date this day, w^ch was assented
Vpper howse & signed or attested by
Ordered that That Act bee ring this howses full
Consent done by Maio^r Thomas Brooke
Co! Gerard ffowke tique Jndian, directed to the R
& the rest of the Assembly Whe the heads of
the there to requyres some grat
Chancelo^r came from the Vpper the speaker That now
hauing concluded a peace w^th Our Jndians The Leiu^t
Grall requests this howse to take some speedy way, th^t some
course bee taken & thought on for the repressing of the
forreigne Jndians our Enimies: ffor that by any Law yett in
force hee cannott compell one Jnhab^t one foote out of the Pro-
vince.
M^r Speaker certifyed him That this howse had prepared &
drawne up a Bill for that end: w^ch would presently come to bee
debated on, in this howse.
Mf Baker Brooke came & presented a Petⁿ of M^r John Nutt-
halls, desyring satisfaction, for his entertayning of the Jndians
this fortnight.
Vnder w^ch Petⁿ is thus.