294 Assembly Proceedings, April 30-May 14, 1696.

U. H. J.

9 The back Porch to be as big as the Fore Porch
These things we find will be necessary and of use to this
Province to be made in the new State House and not Com-
prized in the Agreement with Col^o Herman

p. 859

Also we further Report that we have discoursed Col^o Her-
man who demands for making the back Porch no^l Sterling
as for the other additional Conveniences Col^o Herman leave
the same to the House to be Considered of and allowed for
by the Country when finished
Reported to the House of Assembly
Sam^l Watkins Clk Com

By the House of Burgesses May the 1^st 1696
The House upon Report of the Committee appointed to
Consider of your Excellencys Proposall relating to the Addi-
tional Conveniences to be made to the new Court House
Signify to your Excellency that we are well Satisfied that the
same are not Only well designed but really necessary and
beneficial however the present Circumstances this Province
now lyes under will not admit us to launch out money to
carry on the same therefore this House desire Col^o Herman
may proceed According to former Agreement
Signed p Order
W Bladen Clk Assembly

His Excellency is pleased to say that he is sorry the
Country is so Poor as not to Comply with the aforesaid
Proposalls

Ordered that the Clerks belonging to the several Offices
within this Port be not obstructed in the least from going to
their respective Offices at all time and times so often as their
Business shall require and call for their Attendance there not-
withstanding the House of Burgesses sitting and that all Per-
sons having Business with the said Clerks be permitted Like-
wise to have recourse to the said Offices without which the
People may be Prejudiced the Provincial Court now drawing
on so nigh

Saturday May the 2^d 1696
The Council again Sate and were
Present
His Excellency Francis Nicholson Esq^r Capt Gen^l
Col^o George Robotham Col^o David Brown
the honble Col^o Nicholas Greenberry Col^o John Courts
Col^o Charles Hutchins James Frisby Esq^r