558 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, 1726.

L. H. J.

Philip Lee Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
The Bill in favour of Jn^o Rider Gent thus endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 22^d 1726.

This Bill will not pass for the Reasons alleged in the Mes-
sage herewith sent
Signd p Ord^r Geo. Plater Cl. Up. H^o

And delivers also that Message viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July 22^d 1726
Gent.

p. 27

On reading the Bill sent from your House for repealing all
that Part of an Act of Assembly entituled An Act for quiet-
ing the Possession of the Indians on Nanticoke & Choptank
Rivers which relates to the Lands of M^r John Rider and on
Considering that Part of the said Act, intended to be repealed
by the said Bill, We Cannot find that the originall Title of
the said John Rider is any ways injured by that Act nor that
it do's in a particular Manner injure or debarr the said John
Rider more than any other persons who have Lands compre-
hended within the Bounds of that Indian Town nor that it
do's in any Respect affect the Title of the said John Rider
otherwise than by hindring him or any other person from
entring upon the Present Possession of those Indians and giv-
ing them Disturbance therein which Restraint We think ab-
solutely necessary to be laid on all persons in order to quiet
the minds of those Indians and Preserve the Peace of this
Province; and to Convince your House of the necessity of such
Restraint We take Leave to remind you of the frequent Com-
plaints heretofore made by them of the Encroachments of the
English to the great Charge of this Province w^ch Occasioned
the making of that Law and as a fresh Instance of such En-
croachments where provision has not been yet made to hinder
it We herew^th send you a Petition & Complaint of the Poco-
moke & Somerset County Indians w^ch We hope will induce You
to join in our Sentiments of the Case & not insist upon Passing
that Bill.
Sign'd p Order. Geo. Plater Cl Up H^o

The House adjourns till to morrow Morning Eight of the
Clock.

Saturday Morning July the 23^rd 1726

The House meets according to Adjournment. Yesterday's
Proceedings are read