Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694. 43

Sume otherwise the Appeale or Writt of Error not to be
admitted.
The Constituteing of a Court of Chancery is left to the
Consideracon of the House sending the following paper for
their peruseall and to Consult whether the Record shall be
kept by the Clerk of the Prov^ll or by a particular Officer.
That Moderate ffees may be settled where Necessary That

Original
Journal.

a publick house of Correction be appointed in each County M^r
LLewellin & M^r Taylard appeare at the Board according to
former Order. His Ex^ncy does demand of M^r Lewellin whether
or noe he Knowes of or has in his Custody S^r Edmond
Andros's Letter sent to this Governm^t some time in September
last before his comeing over & Takeing the Governm^t upon
him, whoe makes answer that he had such a letter in his
Custody he very well remembers, but the Councill papers
were taken out of his hands when he was sick, And with all
does say the said Letter was not signed, but can give noe
further Acco^t he is asked where S^r Edmonds Originall "procla-
mation for Continuance of Officers &^ca is, whoe Does say that
it is among the papers by him delivered to the present Clerk
& that he will help him to search out the Same, his Ex^ncy
does acquaint him that he must take an Oath that he has
delivered up all publick papers, & therefore askes him if he has
any such by him, whoe does Answer that he has papers still
by him w^ch he is ready to deliver up: And thereupon Ordered
that the Clk of this Board Receive the said papers from the
said Lewellin, And that M^r Taylard likewise then appeare to
make Oath that all publick papers have by him been
delivered up.
Message from the house by M^r Cheseldyn & Cap^t Bayne as
follows Viz^t

By the Assembly September 28^th 1694.

Whereas this house hath appointed a Comittee for Inspect-
ing the Laws the house doth humbly Supplicate your Excel-
lency to spare two of your Councill to joyne with the said
Comittee. Cleborne Lomax Clk Assembly

Upon which Request Ordered that Coll Jowles & Coll
Robotham be joyned to the said Comittee it being Usuall
custome, whoe accordingly took Leave of the Board & went.
That the ffield Officers & Cap^ts of horse & ffoot be
Empowered to determaine all Military Affaires & to issue
Execution for the Sherriffe to serve & Collect all ffines &
Forfeitures w^ch shall become due & fforfeited &^ca Ex Officio:
And that the same be applyed towards the purchaseing of

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