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

Original
Journal.

are not severall Articles therein charged and allowed ag^t the
priviledges of the people and known laws of this province.
Talbott County Levy being not yet Returned shall be layd
also before the house when received.
As to the houses taking notice that the said Ord^r was affixed
to the Door of their House and on the Sabbath Day, It is
observed to them that It was affixed at the Church Door that
all persons might have publique notice thereof, and if the said
Ord^r was not taken down the last night the fault lyes in the
negligence of some of the Officers.
His Ex^cy is pleased in particular to represent he is sorry to find
that the Country is so far engaged and burthened that the house
cannot conveniently meet so often to dispatch the necessary
busieness impendent upon them by reason of the great Charge

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thereby accrewing, Does therefore propose they would make
a Law that either two Delegates might be chose to be sent out
of each County to serve, Or that some Ordinance or a Law
might pass for the House to appoint two members at a tyme
to come out of each County to dispatch the Country's busie-
ness, whereby the Levy's will be eased and the Country not
"groan under] that Burthen; for that it is not known how
'soon the Assembly may] again meet; by reason his Ma^ty
Royall Commands are not] yet come to hand. And it is
further [represented that the] Colony of Virginia which has
nigh dowble [the Tythables of this] province have but about
the Same Num[ber of Burgesses]
Signd p Order
Hen: Denton Cl. Concil:

The which Message being read and considered of, Voted
and Resolved Nemine contradicente that the following Mes-
sage be sent up to his Ex^cy the Gov^r & the hon^ble his Ma^tys
Councill

By the house of Burgesses May the 5^th 1696.

Upon perusall of that part of the Message of the hon^bie
Councill this day brought to the house in Answer to our Mes-
sage yesterday sent to your board in Relation to the Ord^r of
Councill affixed at the Door of the house of Assembly, We
finde the same no ways Satisfactory to our Desire in the said
Message Viz^t that the said Ord^r may not stand on the Journall
of the hon^bLe Councill, therefore humbly presume to press the
same again to yo^r Ex^cy and his Ma^tys hon^ble Councill that it may
be taken off otherwise this house will adjourne to some other
place, & proceed to no other busieness untill such tyme as We
shall receive a Satisfactory answer hereto.
Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen CL Assemb: