106 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 28-Nov. 15, 1712.

U H. J.

By the Council in Assembly
November the 11 ^th 1712

On Consideration of your Message this day by M^r James
Lloyd and five others relating to the Bill by us proposed for
restraining the Inhabitants of this Province from Selling any
Quantitys of Strong liquors to the Indians and to prevent the

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spreading false news & rumours and fomenting Jealousies
between them and her Majesty's Subjects of this Province We
concur with your House and have agreed to the amendments
of the first part thereof
And as to the second part of the said Bill We had reason to
believe the Gentlemen members of your House representing
Dorchester & Somersett Countys had not been wanting to
inform you what had lately happened in their Countys relating
to the Nanticoke Indians and what wicked and pernicious
(tho groundless) Storys were raised upon that occasion by ill
designed Persons to create a misunderstanding between us
and the Indians
Wherefore seeing the false rumours and reports designed
to be punished are solely circumscribed to those tending to
create Differences between the Indians and us we cannot ap-
prehend any evil Consequences but good Effects therefrom
If you think the penalty too great for the Offence you may
apportion it suitable to the offence As to the Clause you pro-
pose to inhibit her Majesty's Subjects from trusting the Indians
or taking any pawn from them We readily agree to it

Signed William Bladen Cl Coun.

The af^d Message sent to the House with the Bill therein
mentioned by Col Whittington Col Greenberry and Cap^t
Dorsey
M^r Garret and nine other Delegates bring up a Bill for
relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggriev-
ances &c

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A Bill restraining the ill practices of Sherriffs in executing
Writts of Fieri facias &c
A Bill for Settling Baltimore County Court House at Joppa
A Supplementary Bill to the Act for Stay of Executions
A Bill restraining Ordinary Keepers
A Bill prohibiting the Exportation of Hides and old Iron
All which said Bills being read in the House of Delegates
the first and second times were read at this Board and En-
dorsed will pass with the Amendments and sent to the House
by M^r Young M^r Hall and Col Addison