370 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Coll Lowe returns from the Lower house.
A Message from the Lower house by M^r Robert Carvile,
which he delivers to this house being the Articles of Impeach-
ment against Iacob Young upon which the Lower house
resolve to proceed; and desire that Iacob Young may have
timely Notice given him and a Day appointed by this house for
his Tryall, They likewise desire an Answer to their Bill for
Electing and Summoning Burgesses &c^a having layn a long time
in this house, This house will send them an Answer in Con-
venient time—
M^r Carvile returns to the Lower house

Articles of Impeachment Exhibited to the Right Honourable
the Lord Proprietary in his Upper house of Assembly,
by the Delegates & Deputies of the Lower house of the
Same Assembly against Iacob Young of Cecil County
Planter.

We the Delegates and Deputies of the Lower house of
Assembly Seriously Considering the many Evils and Mischiefs
which this Province hath of late years Suffered; for Speedy
Redress thereof, and for taking away the Chief Cause thereof,
and for preventing of the like to come for the Safety of the
said Lord Proprietary and the Good People of this Province
Do hereby Shew and declare against the said Iacob Young the
Crimes enormities & other Offences in the Articles following
Comprised, and him the said Iacob Young of the said Crimes
enormities and Offences we do accuse and Impeach that is
to Say
first That the said Jacob not regarding nor weighing the
due Obedience which he as one of the People of this Province
ought to his Lordship the Lord Proprietary of this Province,
and to the Peace and Government thereof hath endeavoured
to Alienate his Affection from the said Lord Proprietary and
his Government, and the better to Affect the same did Con-
tract Marriage and take to Wife an Indian Woman of the Sus-
quehannah Nation, by whom the said Iacob had Several
Children, one or more of which is now amongst the Indians,
and thereby he the said Iacob is more nearly Concerned for
those Indians even against his Majesties Subjects the good
Christian People of this Province—
2dly That the said Iacob hath so farr espoused the Jnterest
of the Susquehannah and other Northern Indians that in the
year of Lord 1675 and Severall years Since, at Cecil County
aforesaid and Several other parts of this Province, even when
they the said Indians were Enimys, and in open Hostility with
this Province, he the said Iacob did aid, Succour and Assist the
said Susquehannahs and other Northern Indians not only