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

U. H. J.

Ordered the reading of those Bills before the Board Viz^t
An Act Regulating Ordinarys &^c read 2^d time and passed.
An Act for Limitation of Officers fees read again and
passed
An Act for Election of Sheriffs (Endorsed May 26th 1692
read I^st time) read here and passed.
An Act Touching Coopers and the Gage of Tobacco hhds
(Endorsed May 26th 1692 read first time) read here first time
and ought to be indefinite.
An Act for preservation of Orphans reall Estates (Endorsed
May the 26th 1692 read I^st time)

p. 640

Read here first time and passed
An Additional Act Regulating Ordinarys &^c Endorsed May
26th 1692 read first time read here and passed.
An Act against the Exportation of Wooll and old Iron
(Endorsed May 26th 1692, read first time) read here and
passed.
Jacob Young called in and desired to give his Opinion con-
cerning those Strange Indians that he saw at the Pisscattaway
Fort, he declares them to be Sinequo's some of them to his
knowledge have been out and Straglers this four or five years
and that he asked them, when they designed to return home,
and they told him as soon as the heat was over (for they were
afraid of Our Rangers abroad and kept Close) they would
back into the Country and so that way Homewards, But the
said Jacob Young further Advises and Assures their honours
that the best and most certain intelligence can be Expected
must be from Albany for he can get nothing out of Our
Indians
Taken into Consideration the good Services done by Jacob
Young to this Country and what he may yet do, and how
Capable he is of so doing; It is the Opinion of this Board that
he ought to be encouraged and therefore Resolved to Recom-
mend the same (with proposall of Gratuity) to the Assembly
at Laying the Levy, which passed into an Order of this Board
as follows Viz^t

By his Excellency the Governor & Council in Assembly.
May the 26th 1692.
In Consideration of many Good Services M^r Jacob Young
hath done and performed to this Province, and his readiness
always therein, also how much further Serviceable he may yet
be in the present Juncture Resolved that the Same may be by
this Board Recommended to the Assembly at the next laying
the Levy and a Suitable Sum proposed for a Gratuity to be
made to the said Jacob Young
Signed p^r Order J LLewellin Cl.