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

U. H. J.

The Laws have already Provided
11 That a Law be made that the Inhabitants of the Ports
of Annapolis & William Stadt may be Exempt from the Pen-
alty of the Act against Forestallers and Regraters and that the
said Law may not reach them
If his Excellency thinks fit to Grant them such Priviledges
this House Assents thereto
John Edmonsens Letter writ
M^r Nicholas Lows motion referred to a full House
W Bladen Clk Assembly
May the 6^th 1696:

The aforegoing Resolves being read were Assented to by
his Excellency and the honble his Majestys Council save the
Resolve upon the Query about Provision & Corn &c being
not fully Answered and therefore Ordered that the said
Queries be put again with this condition to know whether it
be convenient that Pork be at this Juncture Exported for
Virginia
Hen Denton Clk Concil.
May the 4^th 1696

Read the following minute taken in Council March last

Viz^t

His Excellency having sent for the Justices of the Provin-
cial Court & Lawyers thereto belonging to know of them and
advise what way and method would be best for to bring the
Business of all Actions &c there brought to be finished within
the Circle or Compass of a Twelve month to the end a quick
and speedy dispatch may be Given to all process and pro-
ceedings there brought especially Writts of Error Demurrers
and Appeals to be done at the least charge and Trouble to
the country and most Ease to the Justices and Lawyers
who accordingly appear & the same being Stated unto them
his Excellency Recommends that they Consult and consider
upon the same against the next Assembly to the End a Law
may then pass (if Occasion) for the regulating those matters

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and likewise then make Answer in what nature Appeals
ought to be brought viz^t whether the whole matter of fact
upon such Appeal should be tryed anew or not
Ordered that the same be laid before the House for their
consideration & for a Law to pass if thought necessary as also
that the House prepare a Law for the better ascertaining how
the Sheriffes and Surveyors shall summon Juries upon Resur-
veys of Lands &c when the Bounds or Title are called in
question the same was laid before the house accordingly