560 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

L. H. Journal

Original.

M^r Clem^t Hill & M^r James frizby sent with the message to
the Vpp^r house, returne and say the have delivered the same
Majo^r Truman from the vpp^r house with the ffollowing- mes-
sage

Upp^r house of Assembly October the 19^th 1683:

Message about Jacob
Young.

This house haveing seariously Considered
of the Tryall of Jacob young the Evidences

that has been Examined ag^t him, & all other Cyrcumstances
Relateing to the same, Doe find these things following very
Clerely prooved Ag^t him the sayd Jacob young :
That in the yeare of Our Lord 1677: when Coll Henry
Coursey was Impowr'd by a Commission from the Hono^ble
Thomas Nottly Esq Deputy Governour of this Province, and
the rest of the Councill to goe to fort Albany, & to nego-
tiate A peace w^th the Northerne Indians, And vs his Majes-
tyes Subjects of this province & for the Pascattaway Indians
at w^ch time he the said Coll Coursey after his Comeing to fort
Albany Told the sd Jacob [that his Commission was] to Conclude
a peace (if possible) for the good of this p[rovince and also for
the Pascatteway] Indians, The sayd Jacob made Answere [that
if he had known so much before] he Came Thither That the
Sasquehan[noughs had not to have been included in that peace
he] would Rather have Given [20000^ll tobacco than have] Come
with him; Proved by the Oath of Coll [Coursey and that in the
year 1682 when] Coll Coursey & Coll W^m Steevens were [sent
as Agents to the northern] Indians, when the northern Indians
Came and [besieged the Pascatteway Fort] At which time, Jacob
went as Interpreter, and the sd [Jacob being required] by the
said Jacob to Aske the Northern Indians, why they Came
downe to Warr with the Pascattaway Indians, Contrary to
Articles of peace Concluded with them in the yeare 1677:
wherein the Pascattawayes were Included, Att w^ch the sayd
Jacob said nothing for some small time, but [after] made answere
That if he had thought he should have spoke of any such [thing]
to the Northerne Indians, he would Rather have given Tenn
Thousand pounds of Tobacco then have Come to Interprett
vpon that Acco^t proved by the [oaths] of Coll Coursey and
Coll Stevens. And since his Imprisonm^t the sayd Jacob hath
vttered These words, That he had p^rserved Maryland Twice,
but have a Care of The Third time Proved by Edmund Den-
niss. And also vttered these words that those that Caused
the Irons to be putt vpon his leggs should pay Dearly for it
when he was at liberty proved by the Oath of John Higdon
And Moreover the said Jacob Spoake, that the said Susque-
hanoughs were an Innocent people, and that he Could make
them and the sd Northern Indians Doe what he pleased,