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

U. H. J.

Acts of Religion School and Coin do not pass we are desirous
that fifty pounds also be Appropriated to the use of the
Free School to which we humbly pray his Excellency and
Councils Concurrance
We also humbly pray the honble Council will with us
interceede to his Excellency to joyn with us in an address to
his Majesty for relief of several of his Majestys Loving Subjects
in this province under Penal navigation bonds which we
humbly hoped for by what his Excellency was pleased to say
to us at the first of this Assembly
Signed «p Order W Bladen Clk Assembly

Ordered that an answer to the same be drawn up which
was done as follows viz^t

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By his Excellency the Governor and Council &c September
30^th 1696

The Message by M^r Dent &c was received and here read
and it is remarked to the House thereon that the Proposall
made for Imposing another 3^d upon the hhd was for a pious
use vizt towards building a Church at Annapolis for the use of
the whole Country in Assembly and Provincial Courts and
other Publick meetings tho the House has taken no notice
thereof in their message His Excellency is pleased to signify
that he is not so dogmatical as to imagine his own opinion
therein to be infallible or endued with Eloquence enough to
perswade the House against their own Inclination or to force
peoples consciences Yet his Excellency is pleased together
with his Majestys honourable Council to Assent what the
House has proposed thereabout tho they have given no
Reason for rejecting his Excellencys proposall
As to the latter part of the message about interceeding with
his Excellency to join in an Address to his Majesty for relief
of several of his Majestys Subjects &c under penal navigation
Bonds his Excellency is pleased to say that he can do nothing
therein Legally until Judgment has been Recovered thereon
which done then he will at present order a Suspention of
Executions issuing until his Majestys Pleasure shall be further
known and that if his Majestys honourable Council and House
of Burgesses shall think fit to Address his Majesty at Present
his Excellency will not fail of being as good as his word in
affording his Interest &c.
Signed p Order Hen Denton Clk Council

Read the following Resolves viz^t Resolves of the House of
Burgesses