22 Assembly Proceedings, May 29-June 8, 1717.

U. H. J.

to his hon^r & Safety, Presidents whereof you may find among
those made in 1681 And none seems to be more Essential than
an Act which you are to Endeavour to pass for punishment
of such as shall Counterfeit our great Scale, Therefore we
desire you'l Appoint two of your members to be Joined with
one of this board to Inspect into those Laws and note which of
them tis necessary to renew
Sgin'd p order John Beard Cl up ho.

And Sent p Col Holland, Who returns & says he Delivered
it
M^r Tho. Trueman Greenfield and M^r Ja Lloyd bring from
the lower ho: the foil⁰ message.

By the Lower House of Assembly
June the 3^d 1717

May It please yo^r Excy & Honours
In Concurrence with yo^rs p Col Holland We have Appointed

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Cap^t Tho^s Truman Greenfield and M^r James Lloyd two of
our members to Join with one of your board to Inspect into
those Laws who are Ready to attend for that purpose.
Signed p order Mic: Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

Whereupon Samuel Young Esq^r is appointed to Join with
them on behalf of this house, and the following message sent
down by him.

By the Uper House of Assembly June 3^d 1717

Gent. We have Appointed Samuel Young Esq^r (one of this
board) to attend the two Gent, of your House to go on the
pusal of the Laws made in 1681, according to our yesterdays
message by Col Holland. Sign'd p order
Jn^o Beard Cl Up ho.

Resolved and Ordered on the Complaint of the Indians of
Copanquo Town in Somersett County of some hardships they
lie under from the English in relation to their hunting, fishing
& setting Trapps &c. That the following Proclamation Issue

By his Excellency the Cap^t Generall &c.
A Proclamation
Whereas the Indians of Copanquo Town in Somersett
County have Exhibited their Complaint to me seting forth
that severall avaricious & ill minded p sons Inhabitants of this
Province grudging the said Indians any Reasonable Subsist-