288 Assembly Proceedings, April yo-May 14, 1696.

U. H. J.

Came from the House of Burgesses Major Thompson &
M^r Clark who signify the request of the House that his
Excellency would be Pleased to send some of the Gentlemen
of his Majestys honble Council with Power to swear a member
of their House lately returned to serve for Talbot County and
it is told them that some shall be sent

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Several Proposalls being read over at the Board as likewise
sundry letters and Papers by his Excellency received from
his Excellency the Governor of New York since the last Ses-
sions of Assembly in relation to the Giving further Assistance
to that Government together with his Excellencys Answers to
the said Letters
Ordered that the honble Col^o George Robotham Col^o Nicholas
Greenberry Col^o Charles Hutchins and Col^o David Browne go
down to the House with the aforementioned Proposalls Letters
Papers and Answers and lay the same before them for their
Consideration and that they signify how that his Excellency
would have sent for the several members up to have discoursed
them but that he is at present indisposed therefore has sent
these Gentlemen to do the same who also have received
Orders for to Swear the member returned for Talbot County
pursuant to the request of the House.
The honble Col^o John Courts Came and was Added Ordered
that the Clerk of this Board attend the said Gentlemen of the
Council who Accordingly took Leave and went with the said
proposalls and Papers &c which said Proposalls follow in these
words viz^t
1 The Order of Council of the 17^th of August 1695 about
seating the Indian Land stands referred by the House to the
Consideration of this Assembly
2 The Report of the Committee appointed to state the
publick Revenue in May 1695 and the addressing his Majesty
that the Quarter part of the same due from Governor Copleys
Estate may be appropriated to the defraying the necessary
Charge of this Province stands also referred as before
3 Whether Skins and furs brought out of Pensylvania and
Shipt here Ought not to pay the duty &c. which appears by
the House referred to the Consideration of the Committee of
Laws but no answer thereto
4 To make a Proposition to have a Bridewell and to see
if any Person will Undertake to build and Keep it that all idle
and Vagrant Persons may be taken up and put to work there
and the Party or Parties undertaking the said House to have
a lease of it for so many years
5 That a Law be made for the Justices of the County
Courts to return yearly a Copy of their County Leavies to be
signed by the several Justices as also the Vestries to send a Copy