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rather then Involve Ourselves into the Misery & certain
Calamity of a Warr With the Northern Indians, To which
necessity we do not Suppose Ourselves reduced so Abso-
lutely, but that a peace may be easy had and Obtained as well
for Our Neighbour Indians as Ourselves; if Credit may be
given to Coll: Courseys Negotiation—
Signed p^r Order Tho^s Grunwin Cl of the Lower house.

Adjourn for half an hour: and mett again as before.
M^r Robert Carvile and M^r Roger Woolford from the Lower
house with the Bill for reviving the Temporary Laws which
they Deliver to this house and acquaint this house that their
house according to the Vote of this house take the Act for
killing of Woolves to be perpetuall, and think fitt to meddle

no further therein desiring that the 3amc may 30 continue, and

as for the other Acts mentioned in the Bill of Revivall and not
Transcribed into the Book of Laws they are willing and desire
the same may be now done—M^r Carvile and M^r Woolford
return to their house
Came from the Lower house M^r Iohn Rousby, Coll: George
Wells. Captain Ionathan Sibrey, and William Richardson,
they enquire for their Bill for encouragement of Tillage &c:
which the Lower house desire may be returned to them by
these their Members—
To which this house return Answer, that their Message is
somewhat too Peremptory and this house will further Satisfie
them by a Member of their own—They return to their house—
Ordered to be read the Bill for reviving certain Laws within
this Province which was accordingly read and passed in these
words Viz^t

May 12th 1682 Upper house have Assented
Signed p^r Order Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

M^r Cheseldyne sent from the Lower house to know whether
this house hath any Business to Communicate to their house
for if not they intended to Adjourn, Whereunto Answered
None at present/ They return
And this house Adjourns till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock

May 13th 1682 Upper house mett

Present
The Right honourable the Lord Proprietary
The Honble
Phillip Calvert Esq^r Chan^r Coll: Vincent Lowe
William Calvert Esq^r Sec^ry Coll: William Stevens

Coll: Thomas Tailler Cap^t William Digges

U. H. Journal
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p. 428