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

Original
Journal.

An Act for Regulateing Ordinary keepers & Limiting the
Number of them within this Province, read and passed the
second reading.
An Act for Election of Sherriffs read & passed the second
Reading.
An Act for the Service of Almighty God, And the Estab-
lishm^t of the Protestant Religion within this Province, ordered
to be read, vpon which was reassumed a former Vote concern-
ing the Settlem^t of an Arinuall Income in each parish vpon the
Ministry within the Province and Voted whether it should be
done by the Assesm^t of fforty or 20^{lb tob} p poll, and Carryed
by the Majority of Voices to be assessed by a Taxe of fforty
pounds of Tobacco p poll vpon the Taxeables of each parish.
Voted & ordered that what Lawes are behinde hand to
read, be dispatched to day and that to morrow be sett a side
for Settleing the support for the Gouernm^t
An Act for secureing rights read & passed the first time
w^th Amendm^ts and Additions and ordered, to be read again
to Morrow.
An Act for Advancem^ts of Coynes read & passed the first
reading.
Opinion of the house in Answere to the Severall particulars
Contained in Coll Darnalls Petition drawne vp and read, and
sent to the Gouern^r and Councill as desired, by M^r Wynne.
The aforemenconed Bills likewise att the same time sent by
the said M^r Wynne.
The Comittee of acc^ts goe out vpon their Charge.
Message to the Gouern^r ord^rd to be drawne vp and Read
w^ch was as follows Viz^t

[By the House of Assembly May the 27th 1692
This House does desire your Excellency will be pleased to
impart] the Opinion [of this House in relation to Coll
Darnall's petition to the] said Coll Darnall [according to his
demands, which they do imagine may be a meanes] to [incite
him to produce what further instructions he has from his
Lordship as likewise the books of entries
signed per Order Henry Denton Cl. Assembly.]

Grand jurys uernm^t more.
&c:
to allow
Enter the being Elected for Caecill County,
as appeares by Indenture vnder the hands and Scales of the
Sherriffes & ffreemen of that County of their being soe chosen
& Elected as aforesaid.
Ordered that a Note be giuen them in Ord^r to be sent to
the Councill Board to be sworne.