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

Original
Journal.
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Iuly the 11I^th 1699.

The Councill Sate Absent Col Henry Iowles Tho: Tench
Esq^r & Maj^r Ioⁿ Hafnond.
Moved by a Member that Whereas the Clarke of this Boarde
had been at much Trouble and Charge in drawing and Write-
ing Comissions for the Military Offic^rs and Comanders of the
Militia throughout the whole province now intended by his
Ex^ncy the Gov^r to be Comissionated which are very Con-
sid^rable in number near three hundred that the Amerciam^ts in
the provinciall Court (by law to be disposed of by his Ex^ncy
the Gov^r and Councill) be granted him by Ord^r from this
Board as was Usuall to the former Clarke his predecesso^r
Whereupon Ordered That the said Amerciam^ts be by the
Clarke of the provinciall Court drawne out upon Oath, and
that the lists thereof be delivered to the said W Bladen before
the last day of Octob. next to be sent with Executions to the
severall Sherriffs by them to be collected and paid to the said
Willm Bladen as a Recompence for such his Service in draw-
ing out and writing the af^d Comissions, This Boarde being
Sencible that none of the Officers Comissionated will pay him
any thing for writing the s^d Comissions
Col Iohn Thompson M^r William Harris M^r Elisha Hall M^r
William Hutchison M^r Samuel Young, and M^r Iames Small-
wood according to the message last night sent to the House
Come to hear the Indians discoursed and Treated with
Came by M^r Benjamin Hall & Col Ninian Beale the Re-
solves of the house for giveing M^rs Mary Fielder Twenty

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pounds Sterl. And selling the officer Tobb^o in Charles S^t
Marys and Calvert Countys for six shills p Cent.
The Indians being Come before the Board; are Asked If
the Empero^r of Piscattaway knew of their Coming ? who say
yes:
They are asked if they Intend to sitt down among us? who
say, yes: Asked if the Empero^r Intends to Come in ? they
say they believe so, for that the Indians understand that a new
Governo^r is Come and they hope for Good news.
Liev^t Col Smallwood says these Indians were part of those
which Governo^r Nicholson obliged to live under the Empero^r
and that now Twenty of the men are Come in.
The said Indians are told that those of them that are Come
in will be reputed friends, but those that refuse Enemies.
The Indians are bid to lett the Empero^r know that if he will
Come in with his Indians and sitt down Quietly, his Ex^cy will
ratify the Articles of peace with them.
The s^d Indians are Asked if they have any thing to say to
his Ex^cy who say not, further then onely to see his Ex^cy and