174 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-22, 1695.

Original
Journal.

within this province, being referred to this sitting of Assembly,
was read the first tyme.
Upon Reading the petition of M^r John Lillingston,
Resolved that all those private acts made in Governor
Notleys tyme be explained and confirmed as to naturaliza-
tion &c:
Resolved that the Act for regulateing Ordinaryes and
lymitting the number of them be drawn up a new with certain
additions as this house shall direct
The house Adjourns till 7 a Clock to morrow morning.

Fryday May the 10^th 1695,

The house mett, and ordered to be called over, were absent
M^r Saunders, Cap^t Hill, Coll^o Codd, M^r Ferry, M^r Lingham
M^r Hutchison, M^r Pollard, and M^r Dickson.
Then was ordered to be read over what was done Yes-
terday.

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After which appointed of the Committee of Accompts.

Cap^t Willm Whittington M^r George Lingham
M^r Robert Mason M^r Francis Watkins
Major Thomas Smith M^r Thomas Greenfield

M^r Cleborne Lomax chosen clerke of this Committee.
Appointed of the Committee of Lawes.

Capt. William Dent Major John Thompson
M^r Edw^d Boothby Cap^t Rich^d Hill
M^r Nicholas Lowe M^r Mathew Scarborough

M^r Christopher chosen clerke of this committee.
M^r Willm Cooper chosen clerke Assistant.
Message from his Ex^cy the Gov^r in Councill, by the honble
Col^o Charles Hutchins, Colonel George Robotham and Cap^t
Jn^o Courts.

By his Ex^cy the Governor and Councill in Assembly May
the 9^th 1695. This Board does readily concurr with the
message of your house by M^r Tasker and Major Maxwell
touching her Sacred Majestys decease of ever blessed
memory, and pursuant thereto have appointed Saturday next
to be observed and kept as a Day of Solemn Fast and
Humiliation by the Generall Assembly and all others resideing
in and about this city upon the said occassion.and by all others
inhabiting and resideing within the se^vrall countyes of this
province, on the last day of May instant, to which end procla-
mation is ordered to be issued accordingly.