Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 1696. 441

ing to the request of the House sent the honble Col^o Robotham
and Col^o Addison to join with the said Committee There is
herewith likewise sent severall Letters in answer to Letters
sent for England about the Affairs of the Province together
with several printed Proposalls and papers and 3 different
Catalogues of Bookes

September 18^th 1696
The following Resolves was brought from the House viz^t
By the House of Burgesses September 18^th 1696

Resolved that this House will meet Exactly at nine of the
Clock every morning and sitt till four in the Afternoon
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Assembly

Read a Letter from his Excellency the Governor of New
York with two other Letters from Albany giving an Account
of the news from those parts which were Ordered to be laid
before the House for their Perusall
A List of the Parishes with an account of severall Books
Given to the same by his Excellency together with M^r Bate-
mans Account were in like manner Ordered to be carried
down
The State of the Revenue is likewise Ordered to be laid
before the House with this Remark Viz^t that the last accounts
are not as yet made up but as far as at present could be
Collected the Quarter part Thereof does amount to 104^l 17^s
07^d
Read again the several references and Proposalls which were
Ordered to be Carried down to the House and his Honour Sir
Thomas Lawrence signifying that he had an Account to Give
unto the House of his severall proceedings in England the
said Sir Thomas with the rest of his Majestys honourable
Council went down with the said Proposalls Letters and Papers
last and formerly here read, The Proposalls follows viz^t
1 The Proposall last Assembly made for Adjusting the
Indians Lands and ascertaining the Bounds thereof stands
Referred to this Sessions of Assembly for a Law to be made
therefore
2 His Excellencys Proposalls relating to the advancement
of this Port stands also referred for an Act to be drawn up
for the same at the meeting of this Assembly
3 Proposed that the Sheriffs Collect this year the Gifts of
the Free School & that copies of the Subscriptions with new
Briefs be got ready to send to each county
4 That a Law be made for securing the Libraries that are
bestowed upon the severall Parishes

U. H. J.
p. 906