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ceeding Generations which Your Vigorous Unanimity now
may Settle and Establish to your lasting Satisfaction and
Honnour.
Then M^r Speaker and the members of the house of Dele-
gates tooke leave of his Excellency the Governour and repair
to their house.
But before M^r Speaker went out of the Councill Roome he
moved that he and the members of the house might be
favoured with a Copy of his Ex^ncys Speech to them this day.
Which at his request was Readily granted, And thereupon it
was ordered by his Excellency and the Board that the Clarke
of the Councill make a fair & true Copy of his Ex^ncys said
Speech and deliver the same to M^r Speaker.
The Councill Adjournes for two hours

Post Meridiem

The Councill againe Sate and Coll Thomas Ennalls came
and was Added to the Boarde.
Coll Contee and nine other members bring from the house
their answer to his Ex^ncys Speech Viz.

By the house of Delegates March 27^th 1707

May it please Your Ex^ncy
Wee having considered Your Ex^ncys favourable and Loving
Speech; and of her Majesty's Royal Proffers to us which You
therein mentioned. Wee humbly & Dutifully Acknowledge
her Speciall Grace and favour, and returne our hearty thanks :
Which proffer with all other things by Your Ex^ncy recofnended
Wee will take into consideration together with the Capacity
of this Province, And shall According to our Ability be ready
to consent to any thing that in our Judgments shall be to her
Majestys hon^r and Service and the good of this Province
(which are inseperable) That wee may deserve the continuance
of her Majestys Gracious Inclinations towards us.

Original
Journal.
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Your Ex^ncys Government wee Acknowledge discreet and
Easey wishing you health and that with Your owne inclinations
& her Majestys favour you may long continue our Governour.
Signed p Order W Taylard Cl h D.

M^r Hudson M^r Ennalls & M^r Eccleston from the house pre-
sent M^r Roger Woolford a member newly Elected for Dor-
chester County in the Roome of M^r John Taylor deceased
And thereupon the oaths appointed by Law were Administered
to him which he took & Subscribed with the Test.

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