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

Original
Journal.

That at the port of Annapolis a Lott may be layd out for
the Minister nigh to the place where the Church is to stand,
and that the Minister be obliged to read prayers twice a day.
Assented to by the house.
It being represented that there is likely to be a scarcity of
Corne in the Country this year. It is therefore proposed that
an Ord^r pass ag^t the Exportation of it.
Resolved Nemine contradicente that his Ex^cy would be
pleased to issue his proclamation against the Exportation of
Corne.
Proposed that some sort of Remonstrance or Declaration
be drawn up by way of Advice to Signifye how unadvisedly
sev^rall psons of this province have been induced to leave the
same some going with their Wifes and family's to the South-
ward and some to the Northward Viz^t Carolina and Pensil-
vania being deceived with the false Report of the great plenty
those places live in which severall have tryed to their wofull
experience some returning in a poor Condicon and others
willing to returne if they could but are not able having sold
their Estates here & by their Removall Spent most or all of
their Substance whereby they have incapacitated themselves
to make any Return. Others terrifyed out of the Province
through a Vain notion of great and heavy taxes of an hogsh^d
or more p head whereas the same evidently appears a frivo-
lous idle Complaint not but that they are somewhat large
through Arrears ever since the Revolution but now hope in
God will be satisfyed this year so that the levy's will become
as light as ever they used to be.

p. 12

However the afore going Matters tending to the Disturb-
ance of this province, If any person shall hereafter coming
from those parts be discovered to intice or encourage any the
Inhabitants of this province to remove hence through means
of the Specious large Character by them given of those parts
from whence they come shall be lyable upon complaint made
before a Justice of the peace to be cofnitted to prison and
answer the Law as a Comon Disturber and Divulger of false
news. And the like for psons bringing an evill Report upon
the Country by malitiously and falsely spreading abroad a
noise of great taxes. And lastly to set forth that no persons
are thereby hindred to remove out of this province to any
other place they shall best like of, but that they be well
advised before they go about it least they may be sorry for
their Change when it may prove to late.
Signed p Ord^r
Hen Denton Cl Concil.

The house desire his Ex^cy would be pleased to issue his