260 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

U. H. J.

towards the sound of the Gun, I saw three Indians and went
to them, and asked them what Business they had there, and
they Answered me what is that to you, I told them it was to
me, and then asked whether Blackistone was at home, I told
them yes, and they Answered me you Lye, then I asked them
what do you give an Englishman the Lye; then said I was a
Servant, then they asked for the Man of the house, so I
answered he was at the further end of the Island, and was a
Coming and they said they did not care, and then they
Laughed one upon the other, and then they asked me where
the Corn was I told them I had no Corn, and they said they
must have Corn, And I told them they should not, and then I
asked them where they Lived, they answered that they lived
in Virginia, then I went presently to the house and one of
them followed me and asked again where the Corn was, and I
told him he should not have a bit of Corn there so he bid me
kiss his —— So I took the Musquet and told him if he would
not be gone I would Shoot him, and told him if he would not
make haste the Bitch would tear him down, with that he went
away as fast as he could to the other Indians, and then I went
down to them with my Muskett and told them, if they would
not be gone the Man of the house would thrash them and they
Answered they did not Care, all the three Indians were Naked
on the Upper parts, and also Painted in a Warlike manner,
and yesterday being Saturday a little before Night finding a
young Mare which at last was found Dead and this Day open-
ing of her there was found eight Shot holes in the Body of her
this the Deponent is ready to Testify upon Oath as witness

my hand his mark
Jeoffrey x Leils

Was also produced a Letter from Doctor Hall of Charles
County Employed looking after and curing the wounds of the
said Elizabeth Kersley giving an Account of her Condition
which Importing also his Demands and Charge thereof and
praying an Allowance from the Publick, was transmitted to
the Committee of Accounts for their Inspection and Examina-
tion
Came D^r John Brooke M^r Edward Pindar and M^r Jacob
Saunders from the house together with the Clerk of that house
who they desire may have Administred to him the Oaths of
Allegiance and Supremacy Appointed by Act of Parliament
as also the Oath of Clerk of the house Obliging him to keep
the Secrets of the house and keep fair Record of their pro-
ceedings which were all accordingly Administred unto him
and they Dismissed with the desire of this Board to get the
leave of the house for Major James Smallwood one of their