220 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 3-19, 1695.

Original
Journal.

time & at the place afores^d We will & Require you th' you
Convene your selves to the End afos^d Witness our selves in
our high Court of Chancery at our port of Annapolis the
second day of Octob^r in the 7^th year of the Reign &^ca Annoq
Dni. 1695
ffr Nicholson.

p. 2

At a Councill in Assembly by Prorogation (as above) mett
and held at the port of Annapolis the third day of Octob^r
(being Thursday and in the seaventh year of his Ma^ts Reign
&^ca Annoq Domini 1695 and there Continued untill the nine-
teenth day of the s^d month being the ffourth sessions.

Present
His Ex^ncyffrancis Nicholson Esq: Cap^t Gen^ll &^oa

Coll: Nich^o Greenberry
The hon^rble Coll: John Addison
Coll: John Courts
Thomas Brooke Esq^r

James Frisby Esq^r

Produced and Read at the board Cap^t Thomas Taskers
Return to certain instructions given him by his Ex^ncy upon his
Agency to New York.
Then read a Lett^r sent from his Ex^ncy Coll: Benjamin
ffletcher his Ma^ts Govern^r of the Province of New York unto
his Ex^ncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq^r Govern^r of this province
directed, bearing date the 30^th day of August last past,
Ordered that the same be laid before the house of Delegates
and Burgesses for their Consideration and th' Cap^t Tasker be
sent for to appear at this board with the aforementioned
Instructions to see whether the same have been punctually
complyed with.
Adjourn till to morrow morning.

ffryday, Octob^r the 4^th 1695

The Councill again Sate & were p^rsent as yesterday with
the addition of the hon^rble Coll: Hen: Jowles, Coll. Charles
Hutchins and Coll: David Browne.
Came Cap^t Thomas Tasker according to Ord^r yesterday
and appeared at the Board.