Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 6-0ct. 2, 1696. 455

September 29^th 1696 The Council again sate and were
Present as yesterday

Brought from the House of Burgesses by Major Dent and
M^r Boothby the following Resolve Bills Message & Addresses
&c viz^t

By the House of Burgesses September 29^th 1696

Resolved that the Trustees of the Free School or the Major
part of them do withal convenient speed meet together and
treat with the workmen and Agree upon the building pro-
portionable to the Tobacco and money that is Subscribed
which is to be collected as fast as need shall require by Order
of the said Trustees
As to the School Master the House desire his Excellency
will make him reader of some parish and that he have half
the forty p Poll if the same exceeds not ten thousand pounds
of Tobacco
W Bladen Clk Assembly

Assented to by his Excellency and his Majestys honourable
Council
H Denton Clk Assembly

An Act for the relief of the Creditors of Mark Cordea
deceased read 2^d time and it being signified that the Attorneys
on both sides have been heard in the thing and that the
House is satisfied thereabout is therefore passed by his Maj-
estys honble Council without Alteration
An Address of thanks to his Sacred Majesty for his Royal
Gift of severalls to this country being read was approved of
upon some small Alterations to be made therein
Read likewise a Congratulatory Address to his most Sacred
Majesty which was also approved of upon some small Altera-
tion to be made therein
Another Address to his Majesty about forfeited navigation
Bonds is set aside for further Consideration

Read the following message viz^t By the house of Burgesses
September 29^th 1696.

This House do signify that they have caused the original
Acts for 3^d p hhd Given his Excellency during his Govern-
ment as also the Act made in May last laying a further Addi-
tional duty of 3^d p hhd on Tobacco Exported for defraying
the publick charge of this province for one year and no
longer to be inspected we have also passed our last reviving

U. H. J.