306 Assembly Proceedings, April -rp-May 14, 1696.

U. H. J.

of Council Affixed at the door of the House of Assembly we
find the same no ways Satisfactory to our desire in our said
message viz^t that the said Order may not stand on the Jour-
nall of the honble Council therefore humbly presume to press
the same again to your Excellency and his Majestys honble
Council that it may be taken off otherwise this House will ad-
journ to some other place and proceed to no other Business
until such time as we shall receive Satisfactory Answer thereto
as to the other part of your message we shall in some Conve-
nient time return an Answer Signed by Order
W Bladen Clk Assembly

Ordered that an Answer be drawn up to the same which
was done as follows viz^t

By his Excellency the Governor and Council &c.
May the 5^th 1696

The Message by Major Hammond and several other of the
Houses members was received and these two questions are
asked viz^t whether all the members of the House were present
at that Vote passing and whether the same passed Nemine
Contradicente (neither of which appearing upon Paper) and
then some further Answer shall be Given therein which we
hope in God will be Satisfactory
Signed by Order
Hen Denton Clk Council.

The said Answer was sent by Col^o Hutchins and Col⁰
Browne

Dinah Nutheads Petition for License to Print was read and
referred to the House that if they have nothing to Object her
Paper might be Granted provided she give security for the
same

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Produced at the Board a Letter by his Excellency received
from the Honourable Thomas Neal Esq^r together with an
answer to the said Letter of the 10^th of March past wherein
were contained some matters relating to the Act of Coins
Ordered that the same be sent down to the House for their
perusall which were Accordingly sent by the aforesaid Col⁰
Hutchins and Col^o Browne together with a Letter of news
from Boston
They return and say they delivered the same Brought
from the House of Burgesses by M^r Jenkins and several other
members of the House the following paper in answer to the
Message last sent them from the Board viz^t