308 Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699.

Original
Journal.

know of s^d Dorsey whether he will Voluntarily Submitt as
proposed which if he dos that you propose what sume the fine
shall be and in what maner laid, But if he refuses Submission
that you will View the obligation by w^ch he stands Engaged
and Consider whether it be Authentick to found a suite att
Comon Law on or whether it may not be necessary by some
Law to make the same Authentick according to the true
Intent and meaning thereof being a publick Service
Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl Concil.

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It being Rep^rsented to this Board that William Hunter a
Popish Priest in Charles County had Comitted Diverse Enor-
mitys in diswadeing sev^rall psons Especially poor Ignorant
people of the Church of England from their faith and Endeav-
ouring to draw them to the popish faith.
Consulted and Debated whether it may not be Adviseable
that the s^d Hunter be wholy silenced and not sufferred to
preach or say Mass in any part of this province.
And thereupon it is thought Adviseable that the same be
wholy left to his Ex^cys Judgem^t to silence him or not, as his
Demeritts require
The Board Adjourned till 8 of the Clock to morrow Morning

Iuly the 5^th 1699
Councill Sate p^rsent as Yesterday

Read the petition of Roger Newman Merch^t praying the
Assignem^t of M^r Nicholas Laws sherriffs Bond in the year
1696 who he Alledges is indebted to him 1691^ls Tobbacco out
of the publick Leavy Whereupon the said Bond is Ordered to
be Assigned him
Came the Comittee appointed to Consider of the Indian
Affairs and bring the following Reporte Viz^t
By the Comittee appointed to Conferr with some of his
Matys hon^ble Councill of the Affairs relateing to the Indians
&c Iuly the 5^th 1699.
The Comittee haveing taken into their Serious Considera-
tion the Affairs relateing to the Indians they think it Necessary
and Convenient that Major Iames Smallwood and M^r Willm
Hutchison be dispatcht with all Convenient Speed to goe to
the pawmunikye Indians that are lately Come in from the
piscattaway Indians under p^rtence to tarry to know whether
they will Abide or settle there or are returned back againe to
the piscattaways and if not returned back to see and Endeavour

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to perswade some of the great men of the said Indians to