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keep for the next Assembly of this Province, any Papers or Letters
which shall come from Ferdinando John Paris Esq. relating to, or
concerning the Addresses of this House, that have been transmitted,
and ordered to be presented to his most sacred Majesty, and the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary; and therein transact every
Thing proper and necessary for bringing the matters contained in
the same Addresses, to a speedy Conclusion. And that they make
Report of what shall be therein transacted or done, to the next Ses-
sion of Assembly. And that the honourable Speaker forthwith trans-
mit to M^r Paris, the Address of this House to his most Sacred
Majesty, in order to be presented.

Samuel Chamberlaine Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M'
Speaker the Journal of Accounts, with the following message, (See
page 53)

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

Which being read and considered, Ordered, that the Committee
of Laws prepare a Message in Answer thereto.
M^r Speaker communicates to the House the following Message
from the Governor viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly
I did by a former Message, acquaint you with the Alarms the
Governor of New York was under, from the Endeavours of the
Governor of Canada to engage the six Nations in an Alliance; and
I then laid before you the Letter and Papers I received from Gov-
ernor Clinton, on that Head, that you might furnish a proper Pres-
ent for the Indians: But you seemed then to rely so much on the late
Treaty made with the Six Nations, as not to think this matter worthy
your Consideration. The Governments of Virginia, Pennsylvania,
and New York, have as much (and some of them more) Reason, to
depend on the Treaties with those Indians, and their good Faith in
a strict Observation of them; notwithstanding which, every one of
those Governments look on themselves obliged, by their Duty to his
Majesty, and Principles of self preservation, not to be backward in
their Presents, for the better confirming and establishing the Six
Nations in their Friendship and union with us at this Juncture :
And upon the same motives, I must repeat my Instances that you
would enable me to answer, in some Measure, the Expectations of
Governor Clinton; and to this Purpose if your House think proper
One Hundred Pounds may, with the Concurrence of the Council, be
remitted by this Post, out of the money now remaining on the Fund
for Three Pence for Arms. T. Bladen
M^r George from the Committee of Laws brings in the following
Message, (See page 54)
Which being read, and the Question put, Whether the House doth
approve of the said Message ? It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

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