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

U. H. J.

in this Assembly will be Debated and dispatched, therefore
they humbly desire that what Persons his Excellency intends
to be assistant to the said Committee may be with Expedition
sent to them it being a Business that requires most time and
of greatest Difficulty otherwise the said Committee must pro-
ceed by themselves.
Signed p^r Order Henry Denton Cl Assembly.

A Petition preferred by Captain Samuel Brown late Navall
Officer of Patuxent District, praying to be Continued in his
said Office as not having Committed any Misfeazance therein
to his knowledge It was informed that his Excellency being
made acquainted with the Substance of the Petition, had
Ordered the Petitioner to wait upon him some other more
leizure time, his Excellency holding himself more particularly
Concerned in the Disposition of that Office
Coll Henry Jowles Coll Nicholas Greenberry and Captain
John Addison appointed to Join with the Committee for
Inspection of the Laws.
Adjourn for half an hour
Mett again present as before
Cap^t John Bigger & M^r Francis Watkins from the house
with the following Message Viz^t

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By the house of Assembly 13th May 1692.
This house in a former Message Signified to your honours
that they had Appointed certain hours of meeting to the end
Business might be the better Expedited hoping that your
honours would have intimated to this house something of the
same nature. Ordered in Council whereby a due Corres-
pondency might be kept betwixt your Honours and this house
therefore humbly require an Answer to it
Signed p^r Order Henry Denton Clk Assembly.

The house being Adjourned the answer of the foregoing
Message is referred till to Morrow Morning, and the Board
proceeds to discourse the Indians, The Emperor accordingly
called in, and is Advised that his Excellency the Governor in
their Majesties names offers them the Continuance of the
Peace and Amity formerly made with them and that Articles
shall be drawn accordingly between them if they accept
thereof
Emperor. Says they readily Embrace and kindly accept
thereof.
Coun. Some Mischief lately done by Indians to the Inhabi-
tants their Majestys Subjects, which he is required to make
Discovery of by whom done and the Actors thereof delivered
up to Justice.