80 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 9, 1700.

P. R. O.

turned to the next Sessions of Assembly to the end that such
bounds may by Act of Assembly be ascertained to the said In-
dians and their Success^rs for Evere and that if the said Indians
before next Sessions of Assembly shall returne and inhabitt
upon the said land quietly and peaceably as formerly then all
Plantacons within there bounds shalbe left and abandoned to
them
And all Sherriffs and other Officers are hereby commanded
to be aiding and assisting to the said Maj^r Smallwood and his
Associates
To all other things contained in the said Message this house
doth assent.
May 9^th 1700 Read and Assented to by
the house of Dellegates
W^m Taylard Clk house of Dellegates

Ordinance relateing to a gratuity to his Ex^cy the Gov^r being
prepared was read as follows

By the house of Dellegates
May 9 1700

Whereas it was proposed by the committee of Acco^ts that
Since his Ex^cy hath been favourably pleased to disband dis-
charge and take of sum of the Rangers from the Garrison or
forte, the charge of which would have mounted to by Modest
Computation 500 pounds Sterl^g & for other Speciall Services
as in lessening many former charges being very Sencible his
Ex^cy hath not since the last Assembly subjected as to any un-

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necessary charge and comeing into this Province in a time of
very great Scarscity was put to a very great difficulty and Yett
never reflected on the Province
The said Committee did therefore make this proposall that
a gratuity of Two hundred pounds Sterling be given to his
Maj^ty for the use of his Ex^cy at laying the Leavy if the house
please to concurr therewith
To which this house readily concurred
Signed p Order W Taylard Clk
house of Dellegates

Then was read the Ordinance relateing to the Choptanck
Indians as followeth viz^t

By the house of Dellegates
May 9^th 1700

Whereas the bounds of the land formerly granted unto
Ababsco hardswamp and Pilkwaton the Choptanck Indians