The Lower House. 635

Then the Question was put whether this House will Con-
curr with the first part of that report as to the Nanticoak
Indians or not.

It past in the Negative.
And as to the other part of that Report this House Con-
currs therewith and thereupon the following Message is
prepared viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly. Octob^r the 9^th 1723
May it Please your Honours
We have taken into Consideration the Report of the Con-
ferrees that were Appointed to Examine into the Indians
Lands upon Nanticoak and Choptank Rivers and Concurr
therewith in all its parts Except that the Indians shall not
be Allowed to Sell or Lease any part or parcell thereof upon
any Terms what ever which as it would prevent those that
have prior Grants to the Act of Assembly past in favour of
the Indians and have not (that Appears) received any Satis-
faction for the Same to purchase from the Indians we Con-
ceive would be a very great hardship on them first to take
Away their Lands for a publick good and neither make them
a Recompence for them nor Suffer them to purchase the In-
cumbrances at the Easiest terms they Can.
Signd p Order M Jenifer Cl Lo Ho :

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb and M^r
King.
They Return and say they Delivered it.

Col^o Ward from the Upper House Delivers. M^r Speaker the
Petition of John Clements thus Endorst viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly Octob^r the 9^th 1723.

Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House.
Signd p Order Sam Skippon Cl Up. Ho.

Which being read, Leave is given to bring in a bill for his
relief, with a Clause for his removall to the Sherriff of Dor-
chester County and the four Burgesses for Dorchester County
or any two of them to be Commissioners
Resolved that the Chancellor be Allowed three hundred
pounds of Tobacco for Each Body of Laws for the Severall

L. H. J.