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That the said reviveing Act be Expressed to be in full
Force &c. for and dureing the full terme of three years or
untill the End of next gen^ll assembly w^ch shall first happen.
Upon reading the following Message & Resolves brought
from the house of Delegates, viz^t

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

Att his Ex^cys Cornand in his Maj^tyes name to this house to
make a direct answer to 7^th 8^th 9^th & 14^th articles of Charge
Exhibted ag^t his Ex^cy the Gov^r by Gerrard Slye.
This house do say that notw^thstanding such Comand they
hold themselves free whether they will answer thereto or not.
This house humbly Conceiveing the difference between his
Ex^cy and M^r Gerrard Slye doth not affect them and that the
Law is open. Signed p^r ord^r
W Bladen Cl. Dom. Del.

Original
Journal.

As to the proposall for an ordinance to be made ag^t psons
that Intice people out of the province put to the Question if
any such ordinance shall be made or not and Carried in the
negative nemine Contradicente This house apprehending
that by such ordinance people may be unawares insnared in
their words.
As to Recomendation ab^t aggreiveances This house do
Conceive that if his Ex^cy will not redress our aggreiveances in
the way represented he denyes us Right and will not redress
them at all.
Also the Articles of the Comittees Report ab^t Indians being
unanswerred the following message was sent from the
house of Delegates viz^t
This house have perused the severall proceedings as well
of the Comittee appointed to Consid^r of Indian affairs, as also
their owne proceedings Votes Resolves & Messages thereon
and do not find but that they have made full and Sufficient
answers thereto, therefor do not hold themselves in duty
oblidged to make any further answer and desire they may be
no more pressed therein And that his Ex^cy would be pleased
to put a Speedy End to this Sessions. Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen Cl. Dom. Del.

Where upon the following Message sent viz^t

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Council! in Assembly
March the 30^th 1698.

In Reply to the answer of the house this day received in

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the Matt^r concerning the four articles contained in Cap^t

p. 75