Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 10, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698. 123

Put to the Question if any such ordinance shall be made or
not? and carried in the negative nemine Contradicente.
The house app^rhending such ordinance may be a snare to
people for speaking any words relating to any other province.
As to the resolve of the house about grievances.
If the House do not think think themselves obliged that the
grievances of the Country should be comunicated hither this
Board do not think fitt to take notice of them in the way now
sent to be reckoned as grievances.

Original
Journal.

Answer: This house do conceive that if his Ex^cy will not
redress our grievances in the way represented that he denyes
us Right and will not redress them att all.
As to the Short answer made Concerning the Indian affaire
this Board do take it to be an essentiall part in all parlia-
mentary proceedings to either assent or dissent to every
individuall Article Reported by any Comittee without which
his Ex^cy Cannot proceed any further in that Matter, therefore
does in his Matys name Command the house to give a direct
answer to evety particular answer reported in the said
Comittee yett unanswered for want whereof if any mischiefe
should happen to ensue or murder or other violence be
comitted by the Piscattoway Indians (which God forbid) the
same will be layd to the charge of your house.
Signed p order
Hen. Denton Clk: Councill

Whereto Resolved the following Message be sent.

By the house of Delegates March the 30^th 1698.

This house have pused the Severall proceedings as well of
the Comittee appointed to consider of Indian affaires as alsoe
theire owne proceedings votes, resolves and Messages thereon,
and do not find but they have made full and sufficient answers
thereto therefore do not hold themselves in duty obliged to
make any further answers, and desire they may be not any
more pressed therein, and that his Ex^cy would be pleased to
putt a speedy end to this present sessions.
Signed p order.
W Bladen Ck: house of Del:

A Bill for apportioning the publique Leavy, read the first
time & passed.
A Bill for reviveing the Temporary Laws of this province
read the 1^st and 2^nd times and passed.
Put to the Question if the Act ag^t exportation of Wool and
old Iron shall be revived or not? and carried in the negative.

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