538 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

L. H. Journal Original.

Wittncsses against Jacob Young

Att a Comittee about Jacob Young This Committee find Garratt Vansweringen a very materiall Evidence, in this matter who is

not here and desire he may be sent for.

That Joshua Doyne Thomas Pew,& John Higdon are alsoe
wittnesses & are here, And the Committee Conceive it need-
full to Order their Attendance & Stay till the Tryall is Over.

The Other liveing evidences are members of the vpp^r and
Lower Houses (To witt) Coll Coursey, Coll Stevens, Coll
LLoyd, Richard Hall, Richard Hill and ffrancis Hutchings
whose Testimonyes arc necessary;

The paper Evidence: The Treaty with the Indians when
Coll Coursey went and when Coll Coursey & Coll LLoyd
went, Youngs Confession to his Lop and The Journall of the
proceedings at the Treaty by Coll Coursey & Coll Stevens
which the Cofnittee desires the pervsall of

Lower house of Assembly October the 8^th 1683 :
This house desires The vpp^r house To take Ord^r Accord-
ingly:

M^r Clem^t Hill & Docf Brooke sent to the vpp^r house w^th
the report and message

They returne and say they have delivered the same

ffurther debate about the Act for Trade

The bill for Advancement of trade I aken into Consideraccon and debate

Then Came Coll Darnall ffrom the vpper house and presents
The ffollowing message To M^r Speaker

p. 15                         Upper house October the 8^th 1683

Message about wittnesses and deferring of youngs Tryall

This house vnderstand from the Committee of the Lower house about

Jacob Young That the sayd [Committee finds Garrat Van-
sweringen a materiall Evidence against [the said Jacob] young
who being remote from this place it is thereup[on Ordered by
this] house That the Tryall of the sd Jacob Young be [De-
ferred till Tuesday come] Seven Night being the sixteenth of
This [present October and by that time] the sayd Garratt
Vansweringen may be [here Summons being gone out] for
him already:

Tho: Grunwin Cler &c.
[The house Adjourn till] To morrow morning seven a Clock:

Tuesday October the 9^th 1683

The house met and Called all p^rsent as yesterday
Then was read what was done yesterday