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

Original
Journal.

After which his Ex^cy was pleased to give the house thanks
in his Ma^tys name for their Care and pains in the making these
& the other Laws since his Arrivall and recomended in them
that as they were most of them Magistrates in their Sev^rrall
County's that they would duly observe them and the other
good Laws of this province and all Ordinances made .this
Sessions, as also that they would be the same duly observed
and put in execution without which their Labour and pains in
making them would prove altogether Vaine and useless.
Further his Ex^cy recomended to them that they would
signifye to the Inhabitants of their Sev^rall County's that they
should not be disheartned or disencouraged through the
Rumour and noise of heavy taxes, and to pswade them from
their folly and unadvisedness in leaving the Country upon such
idle Rumours and Storyes.
Then his Ex^cy told them that he prorogued them untill the
20^th of March Ensueing. And in Case there should be no
occasion of their meeting at that tyme he would give them
notice thereof in ffeb^ry next and further prorogue them

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Maryland ss^t:
Journall of the Comittee of Accompts.

Appointed and Ordered by the Burgesses of Assembly for
the Regulating and Inspecting the Publick Accompts of this
Province, Att a General Assembly held at the Port of Anna-
polis in Ann Arundell County on the Seventeenth day of
October in the Seaventh yeare of the Reigne of our Sou-
ereigne Lord William the third by the Grace of God of Eng-
land, Scotland, ffrance & Ireland King Defender of the ffaith
&c: Annoq Dom: 1695. (to Witt)

M^r Robert Mason.
Major Thomas Smith M^r George Lingham
M^r Thomas Greenfeid M^r ffrancis Watkins

In obedience thereunto the Comittee appointed mett at the
house of M^r Vanswearingen in the Port of Annapolis on the
s^d Seventeenth day of October in the yeare of our Lord 1695.
And M^r Robert Mason by the s^d Comittee was appointed
and chosen chairman who tooke his place accordingly and
Cleborne Lomax was appointed their Clerke, and ordered to
attend the s^d Comittee.
Ordered, that the Clerke of this Comittee sett up noates in
Severall places to give notice to all persons where the said
comittee sitts to bring in their accompts.
The Comittee adjourns till to Morrow Morning at eight of
the Clock.