440 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 6-0ct. 2, 1696.

U. H. J.

in a thing of this nature and run the country to all this charge
without any thing done and to shew the House what manner
of Person you have this while upholding, here are severall
depositions wherein you will find down right Blasphemy in
the highest Degree spoke by the said Cood and I do appeal
to the whole House whether Common fame and most of your
own knowledge do not remember him to be a man of a very
Flagitious Life and conversation therefore if you will return to
your House & consider of these things and dispatch what
Business shall be laid before you I shall be ready with his
Majestys honble council to attend thereon and I pray God to
direct you therein.
They take leave and Repair to their House and after some
short time send M^r Boothby M^r Clark M^r Hutchison and
M^r Dixon with the following message viz^t

By the House of Burgesses September the 22^d 1696

This House have Seriously considered of his Excellencys
speech before the honble Council and finding it Contains many
Expressions of his pious and good Intentions towards us We
cannot but Return our hearty thanks for the same as to the
particular member mentioned we have done that which we
hope will appear to be our duty and become Loyal and
dutiful Subjects We are ready to Join with the honble council
dispatch of the Affairs that lye before us
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Assembly

Came from the House of Burgesses Major Dent Major
Hammond and one other member who signify that they are
sent to acquaint his Excellency and Honours that the House
has appointed the following members viz^t Major Dent Major
Hammond Major Smithson M^r Clark M^r Boothby and Major
Barton a Committee of Laws for this present Sessions and
that if his Excellency will please to send some of the members
of his Majestys honble council to Joyn with them they will be
ready to proceed to Business
Ordered that an answer to the said two messages be drawn
up which was done as follows viz^t
By his Excellency the Governor and council &c September
22^d 1696
The two last Messages from your House sent have been
received and as to the first his Excellency thanks God that the
House has put so good an end to that dispute and is in hopes
they will proceed now to such Business as may tend to the
Glory of God the Kings Honour and good of the country and
as to the Committee of Laws appointed this Board has accord-