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

P. R. O.

Eod Die Order^d accordingly by his Ex^cy and his Maj^ts
Hono^ble Councill
W Bladen Clk Councill

The Ordinance relateing to the Piscattaway Indians re-
turnd to the house with the following Message viz^t

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill
in Assembly May 9^th 1700

Altho this Board cannot but Joyne with yo^r house in acer-
taineing the Indians bounds yett they can by noe means con-
sent to forsake a plain Record that Acertaines those bounds,
to depend, on the uncertaine remembrances and direccon of
an old deafe man as Maj^r Borman is
Wherefore this Board purpose that the said Indians bounds
be againe run out to them by the psons nominated as the
same bounds are Expressed on Record in the Councill Bookes
of the Ld Baltemore and that noe pson be permitted to Seat
or dwell within those bounds unless such Indians have given
their Consent and rattified the same according to form or
Ordinances of Assembly
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Councill

Which being here read and debated the house conceive the
matters relateing to the said Indians is too tedious now further
to proceed thereon
It is Resolved that the further Consideracon thereof be re-
ferred till next Session of Assembly

fo. 64

The Ordinance relateing to Maj^r Dorsey's houses was re-
turnd to this house endorsed thus
Eod Die Assented to by the Counc^l in Assembly
W Bladen Clk Councill

Proposed by a Member of the house whether it will not be
of Great Ease to the publick that the pris'ners now in Custody
Come to a Speedy Tryall to which the. house, readily agreed.
And resolved that his Ex^cy be addressed to issue his Maj^ts
Speciall Commission of Oyer and Terminer for that purpose
when to his Ex^cy it shall seem meet
Orderd that Coll Thompson and M^r James Saunders goe
with the said Message
They returne and say they delivered the same and that it
was his Ex^cys pleasure to say that Speedy Justice shalbe done
therein and that they shall come to their Tryall Some time in
the next Moneth