Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 6-0ct. 2, 1696. 463

Proposed that the House of Burgesses empower some person
or more for to make an Agreement about keeping a Publick
Ferry betwixt this port and Kent Island not exceeding the
sum of twenty thousand Pounds of Tobacco
Its reminded to the House that they have made no Answer
to the proposall about the Rangers paying for their arms &c
viz_t one half this year and the other next year
Sir Thomas Lawrence does further represent that whereas
upon Perusall of the Countries Accounts allowed by the House
of Burgesses he finds 45^ls allowed to Col^o Blakiston for a year
and half Sallary as one of his Majestys Council who had places
of profit as well as himself he Remarks that having such a
place could be no Reason to debar him of his right of 30^ls p
Annum as Councillor and Consequently that the payments of
sixty pounds for his two years Sallary upon that Account when
he went into England was his Due, and not an Encouragement
for him to go into England upon the Countries Service as was
said in their Journall of Assembly in October 1694 and there-
fore does declare that he has received nothing from the Country
for all the Services he has done them notwithstanding he has
regained to the Government
Whereas it is thought a Grievance to the Country in Generall
that his Majestys honble Council are allowed 150^l Tobacco p
diem each for their attendance upon Councils &c it is therefore
proposed that they be for the future severally allowed an
Annual Sallary in money according to the Allowance made in
his Excellency Governor Copleys time
Upon reading a Bill intitiled an Act for making the Town of
Doncaster &c here preferred it is observed that whereas his
Majesty hath no naval force here care must be taken and
endeavours used for to have the Ships ride together in some
convenient Ports or Harbours and not to lye so stragling
Proposed that something be Given out of the money raised
upon the Act for Furs &c unto the School Master he being
sent in by my Lord Bishop of London
Proposed that some person be Empowered to Treat about
Building of the Publick Church here According to the Draught

U. II. J.

hereof for it is hoped that the money for the Tobacco and what
the 3^d p hhd will Amount to this year may go very nigh paying
for the Out side work and his Excellency hopes in God that
his Majestys Loving Subjects of this province Merchants and
others in the Kingdom of England will be so charitably dis-
posed to Subscribe for so much as will fully compleat the
Church and if they think Proper his Excellency will issue out
Briefs here and write to merchants and others in England
about it and the Free School to
The Account of the publick money &c Stated by the Com-
mittee of Accounts read and Approved of

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