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

Original
Journal.

Munday March the 14^th 1698.

The Councill again Sate and were p^rsent His Ex^cy ffrancis
Nicholson Esq^r Cap^t Gen^ll &^ca
The hon^ble Colonel Hen: Jowles
Colonel George Robotham
Colonel John Addison
Thomas Brooke Esq^r
James ffrisby Esq^r

Came M^r William Harris & M^r John Hall who say they were
sent from the house to desire that his honour the Chancellour
would please to administer an Oath to M^r William Bladen
which was accordingly done.
Brought from the house of Delegates by Cap^t Waughop
and three other Members the ffollowing Message, which was
read.
(Viz^t) By the house of Delegates March the 14^th 1697/8
This house being well apprized of An Ordinance made at a
Session of Assembly (folio: 49) whereby It was ordained that
publicke & County fferrymen should keep Ordinary without
paying for their Lycences And whereas sev^rall psons have
been thereby Encouraged to keep fferys expecting the beneffitt
thereby proposed & designed them we humbly Intreatt your
Ex^ncy that they may not be deprived thereof.
Signd p Ord^r W Bladen Cl Dom Del

His Ex^cy is pleased to direct the hon^ble Colonel Robotham
and Colonel Addison to go to the house & command the
Speaker & the whole house in his Maj^tys name to attend him
in Councill here Immediately.

p. 13

Accordingly came up M^r Speaker attended with the whole
house to whom his Ex^cy was pleased to express himself to this
Effect (Viz^t)
That the Chiefe thing that he summoned them for was con-
cerning the Indians, but finding that they were falln upon
private business (which he would take some other tyme to
Consider of) he had sent for them to Lay the sevrall papers
before them relating to that Affaire,
S^r Thomas Laurence Barr^t his Maj^tys Secretary came & was
added.
Likewise came the hon^ble Thomas Tench Esq^r & was added.
Then the Journall of the Gentlemen that were sent to
Virginia upon the Indian Treaty & the sev^rall proceedings
therein in October last.
Afterwards read the hon^ble Esq^r Tench & Major Dents
Journall of the proceedings and Negotiation in Virginia. In
the matter of the Piscattaway Indians, and the Governour &