320 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

U. H. J.

self, but will inform himself better from England, but for the
Decideing of Disputes or Controversies among the People as
to their respective Titles, and the Bounds of those Lands they
already Possess he has Sufficient power he conceives to appoint
Surveyors or other Sworn Officers to Resurvey and lay out
any Lands already taken up, yea further for what Warrants
have been heretofore Granted by or under his Lordship he
thinks it but reasonable they should be Executed and the
Lands laid out for the Parties Concerned, as falling under the
same Circumstances with the former and being the Peoples
right by Virtue of his Lordships Grant aforesaid.
An Act against Divulgers of false news (Endorsed May
3Oth read the third time with Amendment.
Came M^r Boothby from the house with the Act relating to
Servants & Slaves which he presents and was thus Endorsed
(Viz^t) May 30th read 2^d time with Amendment.

To his Excellency the Governor & his Honourable Council
The Humble Petition of William Macay Commander of the
Ship Providence of London & William Montiell Merchant of
the said Ship
Humbly Sheweth.
That one Edward Randolph their Majesties Surveyor General
of all the Ships &^c in America lately made Seizure and Stopp
of the said Ship for some Breaches of the Act for Navigation
&^c And further sheweth that being much to the prejudice of
your Petitioners and their Employers is stopped or hindred in
their Voyage for want of Speedy Tryall, Therefore your
Petitioners humbly pray that Commission of Oyer and Ter-
miner may immediately issue for Tryall of the said Ship in S^t
Marys City being willing and Subject to Answer unto such
things as may be laid to Charge.
And your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall pray &^ca

Ordered that Commission accordingly issue for Tryall on
Monday next Directed to Coll Robotham Thomas Tench,
John Addison, John Courts & Thomas Brooke Esq^r
M^r Tench by M^r Win n his Attorney Moves for hearing the
Errors Viz^t him and Hopkins ;

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M^r Watkins Attorney for M^r Hopkins Alledges and informs
the Board, that M^r Robert Carvile who was Originally retained
by the said Hopkins and who had all his Papers in keeping
was gone abroad, upon Surmise, that they would not come to
a hearing this Sessions as both he and the said Watkins were
assured from the Speaker of the house that it could not be,
and that upon the Confidence thereof his Clyent M^r Hopkins
also who waited here great part of the Assembly was gone