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Aprill 30^th 1700

The house mett as yesterday and M^r Walter Cambell ap-
peared and tooke his place
Then was read over what was done yesterday
A Proposall by a member of this house relateing to the
Repeale of the Act of Religion
Resolved that the same be Revised And thereupon Capt
Richard hill M^r Edward Loyd M^r W^m Hutchison M^r Richard
Tilghman Maj^r W^m Whittington M^r Thomas Ennalls be
orderd and appointed a Comittee for Laws &c^a and Com-
manded by the house to revise the Act for Religion and to
draw a new bill to offer to this house with full power given
them to command what books and Assistance to attend them
as shalbe needfull
Resolved that Maj^r Thomas Smith Coll^l John Tompson and
Capt Phillip Hoskins be and are appointed A Committee for
Inspecting and Stateing the Publick Accounts
The hono^ble James ffrisby and Coll^l Hammond enters the
house and delivers to the Speaker the following message with
the Artickles of peace with the Indians for the pusall of this
house viz^t

By the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly
Aprill 30^th 1700

Gent herewith is sent you an Acco^t of the late Treaty with
the Indians by which they seem to desire the freindshipp of
the English and returne to the land they went from
Upon this subject you are desired to consider

P. R. O.

1^st Whether it be not proper to renew the former Ord-
nance for decideing any Petty Quarrells between the Indians
and adjacent English by Appointeing two Juditious persons
neare them for that purpose being what his Ex^cy hath prom-
ised them
2^dly Whether it be not Proper to continue those Rangers
on the Frontiers after the Indians Shall Come in and Settle or
not, and if Continued what number; and here we must in-
forme you that his Ex^cy hath thought fitt this last winter to
lessen the number from Twenty to Tenn w^ch has saved the
Countrey a Considerable charge and Expence
3^dly If the Indians doe returne and Settle as before whether
it may not be adviseable to cause that new built fort to be
demoleished for prevention either of these or any other Indians
reselling the same and that you will concert the method of
doeing and bearing the charge thereof.
4^ly In reguard those Indians are not yett Actually come
in whether it be not Adviseable to constitute a standeing Com-

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