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

Original
Journal.

An Act for laying an Imposition on Severall Comodityes
exported out of this Province read the first tyme and passed.
An Act for Appeals and regulating Writts of Error read
the first tyme and passed.
The af^d Acts sent up to His Ma^tys hon^ble Councill by M^r
Tasker Cap^t Waughob M^r Hawkins Major Maxwell & M^r
Ferry
The house adjourned till 6 of the Clock to morrow morning.

Wednesday Octob: 16^th 1695.

The House being met was ordered to be called over and
the following Members were absent.
Cap^t Waughop Mr Mason, Mr Frisby Major Hamond Cap^t
Hill Major Dorsey Mr Greenfield Mr Hutchins Capt Dent Mr
Hutchison Mr Boothby Mr Smith Mr Scarborough Major
Ennalls Mr Hooper Mr Hicks and Col: Herman.
Then was read over what was done yesterday Major John
Hamond enters the house.

P. '4

Major Willm Whittington publique Treasurer for the
Eastern Shoare appears in the house and produces his Acc^t
as publique Trearer &c.
The following proposalls from his Ex^cy being layd before the
house, debated & resolved thereon as followeth
That the house would write to M^r Povey in Case the Lords
of the Comittee of Trade and plantations shall not approve of
our Bill for Advancement of Coyns already drawn and sent
for England that their Lordps would be pleased to make such
proposalls to this house to be considered on as may answer
the Ends designed.
Put to the Question whether such Letter shall be writt
according to his Ex^cys proposall & carryed in the Affirmative.
Resolved the Comittee of Laws prepare the said Lre. That
the house write to my Lord Arch Bishop of Canterbury and
the Bishop of London to thanke them for their favors ffriend-
ship to this province & to begg the Continuance thereof. To
thanke the Arch Bishop for taking upon him the Patronage of
our ffree Schools, As also to thanke the Lord Bishop of Lon-
don for the Comissary and mission of Clergymen he has
promised.
Resolved such Letters be writt And that Mr Perigrine Couey

be requested to prepare them.

Message from his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill by the hon^ble
Col: Nicholas Greenberry Col. Charls Hutchins & James
Frisby Esq^rs who bring downe the Bills yesterday sent up to
that Board, And say the same will pass with some small
Amendm^t which was assented to by the house & accordingly
incerted in p^rsence of the af^d Gent his Ma^tys hon^ble Councill.