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papars respecting that Matter, Whereby they not only find
you have omitted answering two of the most Materiall points
in the Comittee Viz^t wheth^r the proceedings of his Ex^cy and
his Maj^tyes hon^ble Councill w^th a Comittee appointed in Octob^r
Last ab^t the s^d Indians are approved of, or not, and whether
the answers of his Ex^cy S^r Edmond Andross his Maj^tyes Gov^r
Gen^ll of Virginia &c: and his Maj^tyes hon^bk Councill there,
herew^th returned you, concerning the same, is well or ill but
also do observe that the house held the Piscattaway Indians to
be a weak Inconsid^rable Enemye yet the Justices & Grand
Jury of Prince Georges County and the ffrontier Inhabittans
upon potomeck do not Recon them so (as by the papers
herew^th sent may appear) howev^r it is Considered that if they
should Cofnitt any Murd^r or acts of Hostility in this his Maj^tyes
province, w^ch god forbide his Ex^cy does think that some of you
that are of that openion will be the properrest persons to
accompany him when he goes ag^t the Piscattaway Indians,
and he thinks when his Comands are in his Maj^tyes name and
not Contrary to Law all psons w^th in this his Maj^tyes province
ought to pay due obedience thereunto. And as for yo^r desire
of putting speedy End to this Sessions of Assembly; You
might have answered the purpose of the Writt for w^ch you
were called and w^tt other Matt^rs have been proposed to you by

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his Ex^cy & his Maj^tyes hon^ble Councill Ten dayes ago.
Signed p ord^r H Denton Cl. Council.

As for the Act for the Leavy his Ex^cy can do nothing
therein untill he has had the pusall of the Journall of the
Comittee of Acc^ts and then he will appoint some of his Maj^tyes
hon^We Councill, the above answer &c. was sent by Tho Tench
& lames Frisby Esq^rs
Brought from the house of Delegates by M^r Harris and
other Memb^rs the following answer in relation to the last
Message sent ab^t the Indians Viz^t
The said Messengers brought also the following Bills
fairly Engrossed Viz^t

By the house of Delegates March the 31^st 1698.

In answer to the Message this day sent ab^t the Indians this
house have already voted and Resolved that their answers
already given are Sufficient and are Resolved they will not
recede from their former votes or take the said Matt^r into
further consid^ration therefor humbly pray we may be no
longer detained upon that acc^t Signed p ord^r
W Bladen Cl. Dom. Del.

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