290 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Ordered also that William Berry attend and be present at
the laying out thereof; And that the Twenty Acres allotted
for the Town be also then laid out after the other two—
Signed p^r Order p^r Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly

Adjourn till two a Clock afternoon

Afternoon two of the Clock
Upper house mett present as before in the Morning

A Message from the Lower house by Coll: Burges, M^r Ches-
eldyne, M^r Hatton Captain Ladd, Captain Coode, Major Wicks,
M^r Clement Hill, and M^rIohn Rousby, and is contained in the
following Paper which they delivered and returned being
Desired to acquaint their house that this house resolved to
Adjourn for an hour his Lordship having required their
Attendance in Council for the hearing of Petitions—The paper
read Viz^t

Lower house of Assembly 8th May 1682
This house after Long and Serious Debate about the Indian
affair recommended by his Lordship to the Consideration of
this house at the opening of this present Sessions of Assembly
Do humbly advise his Lordship Viz^t
I^st That his Lordship appoint one Member out of each
house as Agents for this Province to go to the Government of
New York, and there to treat with make and Confirm a
League of Peace and Amity with all the Northern Indians if
Possible, and that in their treaty with the said Indians they
endeavour to put an End to the Warr between the Said North-
ern Indians and the Pisscattaway Indians, and make peace for
or between them, and the Several Nations on the Eastern and
Western Shores—
2 That peace and Amity be Continued between us and all
Our Neighbouring Indians, and a fair and Accustomed Cor-
respondence held with them, in Order to which that his Lord-
ship Supply them out of the publick Magazine with Powder
and Shot against their Indian Enemies untill the return of
the aforesaid Agents from New York aforesaid

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3^d That in Case the Northern Indians make any inroad or
Invasion into this Province, or offer any Violence or Act of
Hostility to the Inhabitants thereof Then his Lordship so Soon
and as often as to him shall seem meet do Supply the Pisscatta-
way and any other friend Indians with Arms Ammunition and
Men in Order to their and Our Defence against the Northern
Indians—