Assembly Proceedings, July 1-10, 1696. 409

Then his Ex^cy Ordered the Indians that were evidence ag^t
Coscanhosh to stay, but dismissed the rest as they saw fitt.
He told them that what was now said was before the whole
Province being that -psons from all parts of it were present
and [his Ex^cy] acquaints them that Col: Addison and Major
Smalwood of this Conference to whome the s^d Indians
might
Then ordered
After which his Ex^cy and the members of the hon^ble Councill
being withdrawn the house adjourned [untill] 6 of the Clock
to Morrow Morning.

Saturday July the 4^th 1696.

The house met. Then read over what was done yesterday.
A Bill for the Service of Almighty God and the Establishm'
of the protestant Religion within this Province read the
second tyme and passed, Nemine Contradicente. The said
Bill sent up to the Hon^ble Councill by Cap^t Hill M^r Saunders
M^r Jenkins, Major Dorsey, M^r Scarborough & M^r Hawkins.
Who returne and say they have delivered the said Bill to his
Ma^tyshon^ble Councill
The house adjourned for two hours.

Post Meridiem. The house met.
Resolved an address be sent to the Lords of his Ma^tys most
hon^ble the privy Councill to thanke them for the Care of the
province
The Empero^r of Piscattaway and the other Indians being
called in his Ma^tys Commission under the broad Seale of this
province was delivered and given the said Empero^r consti-
tuting him Comander of all the Indians on the Western
Shoar of Maryland
Comittee of Laws enter the house.
His Ex^cy proposes and recomends to the house the Consid-
eration of the Gov^r of New Yorkes Letter, and if they will
send any more mony to the assistance of New Yorke his Ex^cy
will advance the same.
Recomended from his Ex^cy that if the house thinke fitt to
pass the Act of Religion as proposed the Province shall be
at no charge in passing thereof but his Ex^cy will pay the
Same.

Original
Journal.

A Bill for Sanctifying and keeping holy the Lords day
comonly called Sunday read the first tyme.
A Bill for Settling the Clarke of the Councills ffees read the
first tyme and passed.

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