454 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. d-Oct. 2, 1696.

U. H. J.

His Honour Col^o Greenberry signified his present indispo-
sition of Body desires Leave to retire home till Monday next

Monday September 28^th 1696 The Council Again sate and
were Present

His Excellency Francis Nicholson Esq^r Captain General &c.

memd Col^o Jowles came
this day most part sick &c

Sir Thomas Lawrence Baronet Secretary Col⁰
the honble Nicholas Greenberry Col^o Charles Hutchins Col⁰
David Browne, James Frisby Esq^r

Brought from the House of Burgesses by M^r Bozman and
M^r Ferry these following Bills viz^t
An Act for the Relief of the Creditors and Legatees of
Mark Cordea Late of Saint Marys County deceased read first
time and this Board is of opinion that if the Attorneys on both
sides have been heard in the thing and that the House is
satisfied in the Legality thereof that then the bill may pass
An Act for security of the Parochial Libraries read 2^d time
and Passed without Alteration Amendments being made as
proposed
An Act for Speedy Justice for small debts Read Second
time and Passed without Alteration
The honble Sir Thomas Lawrence Baronet Secretary Rep-
resenting that he Officiated as President of the Council in the
Absence of his Excellency the Governor from the 8^th of May
1694 until the 26^th of July following for which he craves
allowance out of some part of the Revenue then Collected and
it being considered that the Limitt of the said time may be
about a third of what his Honour Col^o Greenberry received

p. 914

during his Executing the Presidentship viz^t 150 sterling
Ordered therefore that the said Sir Thomas Lawrence be sat-
isfied and paid out of the 300^ls to be Refunded by his Excel-
lency Sir Edmond Andros to this Government the sum of 50^ls
sterling in Satisfaction of his Acting as president during the
aforesaid time and that the House of Burgesses be acquainted
therewith Answer thereto was as follows viz^t

By the House of Burgesses September 29^th 1696.

This House are willing Sir Thomas Lawrence be paid 50 ls
Sterling for Officiating as President of this province out of the
300^ls due to this province from Sir Edmond Andros
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Assembly