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

Original
Journal.

Esq^r Frisby are appointed to Joyne w^th them in the Confer-
rence, who being Mett, The members from the house Signifie
that they Cannot proceed in the Conferrence untill they have
acquainted the house the heads of w' they are sent to Conferr
about, w^ch being by ord^r Writt out was dd. to them to be
Comunicated accordingly.
The houses Mem^brs repair to the house & againe Returne
upon the Conferrence, and Signifie that the house have
amended the ffyne in the s^d Bill but Canot agree to any other
Alteration, which if required they are resolved to Stand by
the old Law.
The house having been acquainted that his Ex^cy was
Ready for the Conferrence ab^t the Indians and other Matters.
M^r Speaker w^th the other Memb^rs came up accordingly
To whom his Ex^cy is pleased to say that one of the pro-
vincial Matters for w^ch he called the assembly was to Settle
the Matter abought the Indians. Which he thought no betf

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way of doing then by a Conferrence w^th the whole house,
upon w^ch Occasion he had now sent for them, and the first
thing he conceived to be Considered, Was how the said
Indians should be sent to.
Whereupon M^r Speaker acquaints his Ex^cy that the house
has Considred of the Matter and agreed to leave it wholly to
his Ex^cy and thought It necessary that his Ex^cy S^r Edmond
Andross his Maj^ties Gov^r of Virg^a should be sent to to get
leave for some persons from hence to goe to the piscattaway
Indians w^ch they desire may be done by English, and that they
may be asked whether they will Come in or not but if they
refuse to Come in they do advise not to break out into a
Warr w^th them: Upon w^ch his Ex^cy says he must put the
Country to the Charge of calling another assembly besides
their owne Trouble, therefor thinks it betf to settle that
point before they break up, and upon M^r Speakers Motions to
his Ex^cy that he would please to give his Sence in that Case
of the Indians not Coming In.
His Ex^cy is pleased to say that if they will not come back
he must take them to be Enemies to this Governm^t
The Conference being ended and the Memb^rs departed to
the house.
Produced and read a L^re from the Hon^ble S^r Thomas Law-
rence Bar^t Secry w^th an Inclosed Resolve of the house of the
23^d Ins^t for his attending the house on friday in the afternoone
&c. to Satisfie them how his hon^r and M^r Charles Carrol Clk
of the Lord Baltimores land office do both demand the full
fees for patents. Whereupon his Ex^cy is pleased to demand
of the board whether they doe think themselves oblidged to