Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682. 381

The Doorkeeper of this house is Sent for the Sheriff of
S^t Maries County to come before this house—
The Sheriff accordingly appears and is Ordered to Demand
of Jacob Young whether he hath gott ready his Answer, if not
to lett him know it will be Necessary for him to Petition this
house for longer time till to Morrow to prepare the Same—
Coll: Thomas Tailler Enters the house
The Sheriff of S^t Maries County makes return that M^r Bland
appointed by this house to draw up the Answer of Jacob

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Young being now Busied thereabout Cannot spare time to
draw a Petition for the said Young but the said Young humbly
desires time, till to Morrow to put in his Answer; which was
accordingly Granted him, and Ordered that the same be
Notified to the Lower house by a Message from this house—

Upper house 13th November 1682
M^r Kenelm Chiseldyne one of the Attorneys of the Pro-
vincial Court being Especially Appointed by this house to
Assist Jacob Young in the Drawing up of his Answer to the
Severall Articles of Impeachment Exhibited against him by
the Lower house having Positively refused to accept thereof,
And this house thereupon having this Day Ordered M^r Thomas
Bland to draw up for him his Answer, The said Jacob Young
in Consideration that he cannot Conveniently prepare his
Defence in so short a time, hath Petitioned this house to allow
him time till to Morrow to provide himself, which this house
hath Granted him, and hereby acquaint the Lower house
therewith—
Signed p^r Order I LL Cl of Assembly—

November the 13th 1682—
Jn Answer to the Paper this Day received from the Lower
house The Upper House do say, that they have the Bill for
reviving of the Laws under Consideration; that the Bill for
Trade with Indians hath been Considered, and they find the
said Bill must Contain a Repeale not only of the Act concern-
ing Trade with the Indians, but also of the Act touching
Pagans made 1647 which is perpetuated 1676 as will appear
by the Book of Laws now with the Lower house fol 124 as
well as the last Clause at least of the Act touching Indians
fol 10 of the said Book, with a Provisoe not to Repeale the
Act against trading with the Indians for flesh Dead or alive
&^t and this house further say as to the Bill for trade with the
Indians that some Complaint hath come to his Lordship
against the Delaware Indians on Saturday last by which it
appears to this house that it will be dangerous to the peace of
the Province to lett every Inhabitant of this Province trade at

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