At a Council in a General Assembly met and held at the
Port of Annapolis pursuant to Prorogation the 16^th day of
September in the eighth year of the Reign of our Sovereigne
Lord King William the third &c Annoq Domini 1696 being
the seventh Sessions and there continued until the 2^d day of
October following

Present

His Excellency Francis Nicholson Esq^r Captain General &c.
the honble Sir Thomas Lawrence Baronet Secretary
Col^o Nich Greenberry Col^o David Brown James Frisby Esq^r

Produced and read the following Letters and Papers which
were Ordered to be laid before the House of Burgesses for
their Perusall and Cognizance viz^t

His Majestys Royall Order in Council of the fourth of
January Anno Domini 1695 for making Void several Laws
Passed in the Assembly in Maryland
His Majestys Warrant of the 14^th of March Anno 1694/5
to use the present Broad Seal till another be Ordered
His Majestys Warrant for Mason and Burleys Pardon
His Majestys Order in Council of the 25^th of July Anno Dni
1695 for Dismissing the Complaint against Sir Thomas Law-
rence in Maryland.
His Majestys Order in Council of the 13^th of Febuary
Anno 1695 About the Lord Baltimores Agreement for divid-
ing the fees of the Land Office
M^r Bridgmans Letters of the 24^th of October Anno 1695
with a Power from the Lords of the Admiralty Inclosed for
his Excellency to constitute a Judge Register and Marshall in
Maryland
A Letter from their Excellencies the Lords Commissioners
of the 20^th of April last past about the Frenches preparations
to Attack some parts of America here
A Letter from the Right honble the Lords of the Council
to his Excellency to see the Acts of Trade Executed according
to the Commissioners of the Customs Letters dated 13th of
February 1695/6
A Letter from the Commissioners of the Customs to his
Excellency of the 9th of January to see the Acts of Trade
Vigorously prosecuted

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