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

Original
Journal.

Specious Allurem^ts to intice the inhabitants out of this prov-
ince shall be proceeded against according to the rigour of
Law.
W Blade n Cl Assembly.

Tuseday October 15^th 1695.

p. 12

The Councill again Sate & were p^rsent as yesterday with
the Addition of the hon^rble Coll Henry Jowles
The Resolves yesterday read were Assented to by his Ex^ncy
& Councill except such observations taken notice off in the
following proposalls this day laid before the house, Viz^t
(1) Proposed that Seeing the house does not agree to
Send an Agent for England touching New York business,
that they Write to the hon^rble John Povey Esqr: and S^r Thomas
Laurence Barron^t to Say what they think fitt in the Matt:
(2) That they write an Answer to the Govern^t and Coun-
cills Letters of New York and th' a member of the house be
Sent therewith to Inform them how matters are; his Ex^ncy
imagining that the Charge will not be very great he having
also kept M^r Perry the Post for to wait upon the person th'
shall be Sent.
(3) That his Ex^ncy is also willing and ready to lend the
Countrey money upon the Same Creditt of the 3^d p hhd: for
the gratifying the R^t hon^rble W^m Blathwaite and John Povey
Esqr for their Services done for the Countrey.
(4) That the house write an Answer to his Grace the Arch
Bishop of Canterbury's Letter and return him thanks for his
Patronage of their Schools as also another to the Lord Bishop
of London and return him thanks for the Suffragan Bishop
and Mission of Ministers he hath promised to send in.
(5) That to the proposall touching his Ex^ncys Sickness
absence or being a party concern'd in Appeales and Writs of
Error to be brought before the Govern^r and Councill, the
house has made no Answer.
(6) That Some Order pass about taking up of Lots within
the port of Annapolis, pursuant to a late Order of Councill to
that Effect now lying before the house.
(7) That upon Repeal of the Act for Deer, Elke Skins
and Raw hides Some Small Duty be put upon the Same,
when Exported, to be appropriated to the Vses as by the Act
for Exportation of ffurrs & Skins is prescribed.
(8) The Resolve of the house touching John Norwood,
this Board doth not think fit shall stand, he having built a
house upon Land reserved for Publick builders in opposition
to the Act of Assembly of this province.