116 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 10, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

Original
Journal.

In answer to which, Resolved the following Message be
sent.

By the house of Delegates March the 28^th 1698.

It hath never been the practice that the Iournall of the
Comittee of Aggrievances should be Transmitted to the
Councill before the end of the Sessions. It being the proper
part of the Representatives to show the grievances of theire
countyes, and such things as we have approved of in the said
comittees Journall, we have represented to your Ex^cy for
redress therein. Signed by order
W Bladen Clk: house Del:

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly
March the 26^th 1698.

The houses Resolves upon parte of the reporte made by the
Comittee appointed for Indian affairs was rec^d and read, but it
is expected that a direct answer be given to every particular
article Reported by the said comittee and approved of by his
Ex^cy in Councill otherwise this board canot further proceed in
this matter. Signed p order
Hen: Denton Clk: Councill.

In answer to which, Resolved the following Message be sent.
By the House of Delegates Marce 28^th 1698.

p. 194

We supposed that our former answers and resolves in this
matter transmitted to the hon^ble Board were so satisfactory that
we should not have been pressed any further thereabout
especially considering this house look upon the matter of the
Indians to be so inconsiderable.
Signed p order
W. Bladen Clk: house Del:

Comittee of Laws enter the house.
An address to his most Sacred Maty upon the happy con-
clusion of the peace read.
A Supplementary Act to the Act for Regulating Ordinarys
read the first time and passed.
An Act for the naturalization of Peter Dowdee a frenchman,
read the first and second time and passed.
Upon proposall to the house Resolved, that those Sloops or
Shallops which have permitts and belong to Ships rideing in