392 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

ince all which he can prove by Sufficient Witnesses, And the
said Iacob Young doth utterly deny that he had about that time
any other Conference whatsoever, or that he had any other
Discourse in Cecil County or else where with any Troop of
Oneide Indians then is herein before Sett forth, and doth
utterly deny that he with open words or Deeds did ever move
or instigate the said Onneide Indians or any other Indians to
fetch an Army of the said Onneide Indians, and with the said
Army to return to the said Iacobs, and doth utterly deny that
he at any time Said, or ever had any thought to Say, that he
would be ready in Arms to Assist the said Onneide Indians in
Invading this Province in order to destroy the Pisscattaway
Indians Neighbours and friends with this Province; And doth
utterly deny he did ever give or present unto the said Onneide
Indians a Roll of Duffells, or any other Duffells or present
whatsoever, than what is herein before sett forth and Declared,
but was then as he hath ever been ready and willing faithfully
and honestly to Serve the Lord Proprietary and the good
People of this Province to his uttermost against those perfidious
and faithless Indians, as he shall ever be with his Life and
fortune, The said Indians having Damnified him to the Value
of One hundred thousand pounds of Tobacco
And humbly prays that he may not be utterly ruined, but be
discharged from his hard Imprisonment. And he shall always
pray for Your Lordship & the Members of this Honourable
Assembly
Jacob Young—

M^r Miles Gibson one of the Committee Appointed to
Manage the Impeachment against Iacob Young comes from
the Committee to desire a Copy of Iacob Youngs Answer
thereunto, the Original is delivered him and he returns there-
with to the Committee
The two Messages of this house this day concerning the
present to his Lordship, and the Bill for trade with the Indians
Sent to the Lower house p^r Coll Lowe: Coll Lowe returnes
from the Lower house
Thomas Clark of S^t Maries County by his Petition Exhibited
to this house prays that he may be Allowed out of the publick
Levy for Twelve days attendance with horse and Arms in
Guarding Daniel Mathena, Nicholas Bede & Iackanapes the
Indian which Petition was thus Endorsed (Viz^t)

p. 481

Upper house November 15th 1682
Referred to the Committee of Accounts
Signed p^r Order J LL Cl of Assembly—