Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682. 399

Sessions which having performed Coll Stevens returns again
to this house—
A Message from the Lower house p^r Cap^t Henry Smith
and M^r Leonard Green which they deliver in Writing and
return to their house being as foll Viz^t

Lower house 17th November 1682
This house having had Severall Debates this day concerning
Iacob Young and upon the whole Matter do desire that the
Upper house will bring the said Iacob to tryall this Day—
Signed p^r Order Tho Grunwin Cl of the L H.

Sent from the Lower house per William Hatton and Doctor
John Brookes the Bill for Assessing the publick Charge of
this Province which they Deliver & return to their house—

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Upper house 17 November 1682.
To the request of the Lower house to have Jacob Young
brought to Tryal this Day, the Upper house do Answer, that
his Tryal was Deferred upon his own pleading wanting Wit-
nesses to prove what he pleaded, time being requested By the
said Iacob in the presence of the Lower house and Allowed him,
That since that they have read from the Lower house a Letter
directed to the Honourable the Supreame Court of Iudicature
in the Province of Maryland, the Burgesses and Delegates of
this present Generall Assembly held at S^t Maries and Signed
George Oldfield, Though the letter is falsly directed since the
Burgesses and Delegates alone are not the Supreame Court
of Iudicature in this Province, yet the Safety of the Province
Obliges this house to take notice of the Contents of the said
Letter and do Say that it is Absolutly unsafe for the Province
to bring the said Iacob to Tryall this Day, first because every
Day (as we See by this Letter of Oldfields) brings fresh Ad-
vice how dangerous a person he is who can Arm Multitudes
of Indians to take the Lives of 500 of his Majestys Subjects
here in Maryland should We Execute him though never so
Iustly; Secondly because in his Plea to the Impeachment he
in a Manner Vaunts of his power with the Indians, telling us
how he hath lately Caused an Indian or Indians to be killed
for a Murder Committed upon Some English 20 years since
at Hans de Rings Mill, So that should this house precipitate
his Tryall against his request at Barr which is Entered upon
Record and upon half Evidence quitt him, it were unsafe to
sett him at Liberty, And therefore Vote that the said Jacob as
a Dangerous person be kept till the next meeting of Assembly;
that all Witnesses being produced as well for him as against
him, The Good People of the Province who have accused him,

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