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

Original
Journal.

2^dly alicious persons out of their to the Pro-
vinciall Court for severall in the same County and the
Answere some times for little hath appeared, it
being a great Gri noe Indictm^t Bill, plaint or Inf
to the Provinciall Court w^ch by County Courts.
3^dly great Grievance that their is noe Car
for of the Clergy to the Service of God Almighty and
ood of our poor Soules, by Erecting of Churches &
provideing a Comp maintenance for such whoe are
lawfully Authorized to Exer that function
4^thly And it is rther Reported great Griev-
ance that all the vpper parts of this Province is forced to ^
Travell to S^t Maryes vpon all Occasions, as to Courts and
Assemblyes & all other Occasions the Scituation being not
Convenient, being at one End of the Province & inconvenient,
when as it ought to be in the Center or as neare as possible
might be.
5^thly Wee pray that it may be Enacted that all Wills may
be proved in the County and Administracons granted in the
same County according to the Late Ordinance and that the
ffees to such Clarke may be assertain'd.
6^thly Itt is reported to vs as a great Grievance that Actions
are brought for small quantityes of Tobacco Wee pray that it
[may be Enacted that for the future noe Action be brought
iin to any Court of Record in this Province, vnder the Sume of
ffour hunderd pounds of tobacco but that all Debts vnder that
Sume may vpon Complainte to one or two Justices of the
Peace in every Respectiue County be Lawfull for the said
Justices vpon due proofe of the Debts before them made to
giue Judgment to the Complainant and vpon refuseall of
paym^t to award Execution, allowing to them or their Clarke
reasonable Costs.
7^thly Itt is reported to vs as a great Grievance the excessive
Charges that is Expended in Ordinaries att Assemblyes, Wee
pray that it may be Enacted that euery Delegate that hereafter
shall serve in these Generall Assemblyes may know their Cer-
taine allowance for euery dayes expence for themselves and
their Men, by meanes whereof the aforementioned abuses will
be Regulated and amended.
8^thly Itt is further Reported to vs as a great Grievance
that Chirurgeons and Phisitions in this Province haue and
Dayly doe to the Great Grievance of the Inhabitants of this
Province Charge them with Excessive ffees, and noe Law pro-
vided to restraine Curb their Vnreasonable demands, pray
that it may be Enacted that every Docf shall in his Acco^ts
Charge the first Costs of his Medicins administred to his
patients & thereto Add soe much more as his Costs, and for