Assembly Proceedings, April 30-May 14, 1696. 363

Then read over what was done Saturday last
Reported from the Comittee of Laws that according to
Order of this house they had discoursed Col: Darnall and had
drawn certain proposalls to the Right Hon^bie the Lord Proprie-
tary & also a Remonstrance to his Lordp relating to Sur-
plussage Lands which being layd before the house were
read.

Original
Journal.

Coll: Henry Darnall his Lordp Agent & Mr Charls
Carroll appearing in the house Mr. Speaker acquaints the
Colonel Darnall that the house had consented the proposalls
and Representation should be sent to his Lordp [and that
they had also perused and approved of his
The hon^ble Col. Dar and Col. John] Addison came
downe from his Ex^cy & the hon^ble Councill to this] house with
severall papers for [the house's perusall]
Put to [the question if the additional! Duty of 3^d a hogs-
head shall be [continued another yeare]
Carryed [by a majority of voices to be] continued one year
more.
Put to the tionall Duty of 10^s p poll on Negroes
Imposed shall be imposed year.
And carryed by majority of Voices to be imposed for one
year
Ordered that the Comittee of Laws prepare Bills for the
same.
A Bill for speedy Justice arid encouragem^t of trade read
the 2^d tyme.
A Bill for the Vestry's to return a Copy of their proceed-
ings & the Justices of the County Co^rts Copyes of their
County Levys yearly to the Gov^r & Councill read the first
tyme.
The af^d two Bills read again by Ord^r of the house.
Also the af^d Bills read the third tyme by speciall Order of
the house.

The house adjourned for two hours.

Post Meridiem. The house again met. Absent Mr Wat-
son Mr Hutchison Mr. Robert Smith Col: Codd.
Put to the Question what a pipe of Madera Wine shall be
said to conteyne. Carryed by majority of Voices 100 Gallons.
Resolved Lres be writt to Mr Blathwayt & Mr Povey.
Ordered his Ex^cy be acquainted this house have discoursed
Colonel Herman who acquaints them that the Relique of the
Senecas & Susquehanah's with the Shawannore Indians had
desired peace with this province and that they might be in
league & trade here. And that this house desire his Ex^cy if
he thinks it may be benificiall to this province to enter into

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