362 Assembly Proceedings, October 9-November 3, 1722.

U. H. J.

their Land when in Drink, or of Incroachments made by the
English into their Bounds, and of such Persons also, who,
having entered upon their Lands by Consent, and upon Con-
ditions of paying Rent therefore have not complied therewith,
so that the Indians on the one Hand are Cheated of their

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Rents, and on the other Hand with the Loss of their Lands ;
the first of which gives a great deal of Unnecessary Trouble
to this Government, as the other will lay us under a necessity
of purchasing more Lands for them to make Corn upon; for
Prevention whereof, and for discouraging for the future, the
many Quarrels and differences that have daily arisen thereon ;
it is recommended unto your House to prepare a short Bill to
oblige all such English People as are Seated upon their Lands
to pay the Rents contracted for; that no Englishman, for the
future, be allowed to lease Lands from them for more than
seven years, nor any Lease or Leases already made to inure
longer than the Term of seven years aforesaid; and lastly to
make void all Sales by them already made since November last,
as well as such as shall be made for the Time to come; with a
Provisoe to make good and Valid such Sales as have been
already made since November aforesaid or shall be hereafter
made, to the English, of Lands lying upon the back of the
Choptank Tract, and heretofore laid out by Warrants from the
Land Office of this Province
Signed p ord^r Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Which Message is sent to the Lower House by Col Holland
who returns and says he delivered it.
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Benjamin Mackall
and M^r Hooper which is as follows Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly

October the 25^th 1722
May it please Your Honours
We have Heard the Allegations of Major Nicholas Sewall
in Relation to the Land Called Darby and Indian Neck sup-
posed to be included within the Bounds of the Indians' Land
and at present find that only six hundred Acres of Land
called Indians' Neck is proved to be within the Indians' Lands,
for which we have agreed with the said Major Sewall to allow
him thirty Thousand Pounds of Tobacco and to pay him
five hundred Pounds of Tobacco more for his Charges
thereon, that the said Major Sewall is willing and ready upon
the paying, or securing the Payment of the Tobacco to execute
a Release for the same to the publick with which we hope your
Hon^rs will Concur and with the payment of the Tobacco
Signed p order M: Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.