154 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-22, 1695.

Original
Journal.

Humbly Sheweth
That whereas yo^r Pet^rs the Subscribers being Ma^rs of Ships
and traders into the Province, have been here a great while
ready to Sayle, and nothing Else to do but wait your Ex^ncies
Motion & Comand to depart this Province, and considering
that they lye at a Great Cost & Charge.
Yo^r Pet^rs humbly pray yo^r Ex^ncy that they may be licensed
to Saile and be dispatch'd that they may Return for England,
they presuming to your Ex^ncy that there is a Considerable
ffleet which is now ready in this Province and Virg^a to sayl,
which your pet^rs humbly Offer to your Ex^ncies Consideracon.
And your Pet^rs as in duty bound
Shall pray,
Joshua Whiting
Law. Swarbreck
Tho: Philip
W^m Giddy
Timothy Paine
Walter Power.

Which being read his Ex^ncy acquainted M^r Plater that he
believ'd all those Masters Signing that Peticon were in his
district therefor willed him to Satisfy the said Ma^rs whether they
were stopt or obstructed by any Embargo, who does say that
he had Received no Orders for the Stopping any Ship, but
contrariwise that all might cleare giveing Bond to go down to
joyne the Commandore in Virginia. The Severall Ma^rs and
others being with drawn, his Ex^ncy was pleased to propose to
the Board what was proper to be done in this Affair.
Who do offer that the whole matter be Recommended to
the house of Burgesses for them to Represent the State of the
same to the Comandore, but w^th all that such Ships as are
Ready now be Cleared, upon giveing bond to go down to
Kiquotan to joyne the Commandore there, and that all other
Ships in like manner, be cleared as they get in Readiness.

May 16^th 1695.
The Clark of this Board sent to the house of Burgesses to
Comunicate to them what the Board had done in Relation to
the ffleets Sayling, Who returns again, being given in charge by
the house to Acquaint his Ex^ncy Hon^rs that they will send their
Result & opinion upon the same presently.
Brought from the house of Burgesses by M^r Tasker, M^r
Clarke and M^r Frisby the following Message viz^t

To his Ex^ncy the Govern^r in Councill &^ca
By the house of Burgesses May 16^th 1695:
This house haveing heard the debate of the Councill Board