Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 423

son & one of the Burgesses of Baltemore County w^th what
other psons they shall think fitt be Dispatched w^th all Conve-
nient speed to the Susquehanah Indians to see if they will
Ratifye & Confirme the Leauye allready made w^th them & to
Enter into such further articles as shall be pposed vnto them

Original
Journal.

or to any other Indians Adjacent & that a psent be prepared
to be made unto them
And as To the piscataway Indians w^ch are dayly Expected
to Come and settle amongst us if they should not Come in
before the returne of the message for the Susquehanah Indians

lhai his Ex^cy the Guv' and Councill w^th the Comittee appoynted

by the house take such methods and measures therein as to
them seems meett & Convenient
The Comittee thinks it requisite that a Coppy of there pro-
ceedings relateing to the Indians be Transmitted to his Ex^cy
ffrancis Nicholson his Maj^tyes Gov^r in Cheife of the Collony of
Virginia
And that Ord^rs be Issued out to the severall officers of the
malitia th^t they frequently Excerscise their men & be in readi-
ness according to former Instructions to be at an Hours
warning upon any occation and a Coppy of the said Instructions
to be Transmitted to the Chiefe officer of Each respectiue
County
Signed p Ord^r
C Lomax Clk.

Iuly 14^th 1699.

This house Concurr w^th the opinion of the said Comittee
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell.

Ord^rd that Coll Ninian Beale & M^r W^m Hutchinsson Carry
the s^d report to his Ex^cy and Councill who returne & saye they
deliverd their Message
A Bill for appoynting Iudges of Nisi Prius in this Province
read the first Time & Ord^rd to be Laid vpon the Table & to
be read againe on Munday Morning.
The Honble Thomas Tench Esq^r & Coll Iohn Addissen
Enter the house and p^rsent the following Message viz

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Councill in Assembly
Iuly 14^th 1699.

The report has been here read & this house Concurr w^th the
house of Dellegates in approving thereof & Recomend it to
the house to presse a bill accordingly

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