Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 3-19, 1695. ²49

M^r Elisha Hall his petition being read ordered that the
Comittee of Laws prepare a Bill for confirming the Titles of
all those persons who according to former Acts of Assembly
have taken up Lotts in Towns & built thereon
The House adjourned untill eight of the Clock on Saturday
morning.

Saturday Octob: the 12^th 1695.

The house met and being called over the following Mem-
bers were absent Viz^t M^r Frisby Col: Hinson Major Dorsey
M^r Lingham M^r Hutchison M^r Boothby M^r Rob^t Smith M^r
Low M^r Scarborough, M^r Hooper M^r Hicks Col: Herman &
Col: Codd.
Ordered all Comittees be called into the House.
The Reporte of the Comittee of Agrievances Relating to
the Encourageing of building of Shipps and Vessells within
this Province and the Resolve of this house in Feb^ry 1694
being here produced. Ordered that the Clarke Copy or draw
out the said Resolve, and that the same be sent to the
Comittee of Laws and the Act thereby amended:
The House adjourned untill Munday morning at 7 of the
Clock.

Munday Octob: the 14^th 1695.

The house met and was ordered to be called over and these
following Members were absent Viz. Col: Hinson M^r Frisby
Cap^t Hill M^r Hutchins Cap^t Dent M^r Hutchison M^r Boothby
M^r Smith M^r Lowe Major Enalls M^r Hooper M^r Hicks and
Col. Herman.
M^r John Watson added to the Comittee of Agrievances.
M^r Scarborough added to the Comittee of Laws.
The petition of Kent Island referred to a full house on
Tuesday morning.
Certain proposalls from his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Councill layd
before this house & debated & resolved upon as followeth.
That at Willm Stad^t the parish Church be built within the
Port and the parish layd out as convenient as may be to it.

Original
Journal,
p. 10

Resolved according to the proposall that at Willm Stad'
the Parish Church be built therein, and the parish layd out
as convenient as may be to it
Proposed that whether the Shipps now in the Country or
others that shall come in shall be cleared as they are ready, or
be Stopt to go under a Convoy in a ffleet and to advise which
will most conduce to his Ma^tys Service.
The house because of the Uncertainty of the Arrivall of the
Fleet thinke it will be more for his Ma^tys Service that such
Shipps when filled may be Cleared.

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