Enter Coll Darnall and Coll Stevens to whom is read the
Entry of the abovesaid Judgment; To which they Signifie their
Assent and Approbation—
This house proceed to take an Account of all the Bills before
them being Vizt
1 An Act for Naturalization of William Blankinstein passed
both houses
2 An Act for the Clerk of the Councils fees passed this house
3 An Act for Naturalization of Rowland Nans passed this
house
4 An Act Licencing Inhabitants and Prohibiting Foreigners
to trade with the Indians passed this house
Came Mr Robert Carvile and Mr Joseph Wicks from the
Lower house and Deliver the following Message Vizt—
Lower house November the 8th 1682
This house desire the Upper house would be pleased to send
to this house the Articles of Peace with the Northern Indians
made first at Albany by Coll Coursey and all other Matters
Lying before them, relating to Jacob Young, in Order to the
Proceeding upon and proving the Impeachment laid against,
him and more Particularly the Information or Evidence of Coll:
Coursey against him—
Signed p. Order Thos Grunwin Cl of the Lower house
The Articles of Peace made with the Northern Indians p.
Coll: Coursey and other the Papers relating thereunto and
Concerning Jacob Young in this house are accordingly De-
livered to Mr Carvile, who also produced Articles of Impeach-
ment drawn up by the Committee against Jacob Young which
(he said he had in Charge from their house to report to this
house) they Conceived might be some what Lame and Defec-
tive for want of more Clear Evidence the matter Contained in
the Two Affidavits annexed being only Testimony and post
facto and not of Validity enough to prove the fact upon which
he became Committed; he further Added that the Lower
house had taken it very ill that Coll: Coursey the most Material
Evidence in so Considerable a Cause wherein the whole
Country was Concerned should Notwithstanding their request
be Dismissed without giving in his Evidence—
Whereunto replyed by this house that what had been
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